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Household of Thomas Nicolson (born 1844, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Nicolson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicolson, born in 1844 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Nicolson, born in 1841 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Barbara (born 1866 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), William P (born 1868 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Georgina (born 1873 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1876 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Dowell, born in 1804 in Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.


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Thomas Nicolson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicolson

Head
Female

Agnes

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Barbara

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

William P

Nicolson

Son
Male

Robert

Nicolson

Son
Female

Georgina

Nicolson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nicolson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dowell

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicolson

Head

Married

37

1844

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Agnes

Nicolson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Barbara

Nicolson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

William P

Nicolson

Son

-

13

1868

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Robert

Nicolson

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Georgina

Nicolson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Thomas

Nicolson

Son

-

5

1876

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dowell

Mother-In-Law

Married

77

1804

Detling, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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