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Household of Thomas Nicolson (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicolson, born in 1838 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Susan Nicolson, born in 1842 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1876 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1865 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Henry (born 1854 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Nicolson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicolson

Head
Female

Susan

Nicolson

Wife
Male

William

Nicolson

Son
Female

Margaret

Young

Step Daughter
Male

Henry

Glen

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicolson

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Susan

Nicolson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Nicolson

Son

-

5

1876

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Young

Step Daughter

-

16

1865

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Glen

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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