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Household of William Nichol (born 1827, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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.

William Nichol and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nichol, born in 1827 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Nichol, born in 1829 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Joan (born 1855 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1861 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1870 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, William J (born 1880 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Margaret C (born 1856 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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William Nichol's household

Male

William

Nichol

Head
Female

Ann

Nichol

Wife
Female

Joan

Nichol

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nichol

Son
Female

Jessie

Nichol

Daughter
Male

William J

Nichol

Grandson
Female

Margaret C

Wight

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Nichol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nichol

Head

Married

54

1827

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Ann

Nichol

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Joan

Nichol

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Nichol

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Nichol

Daughter

-

11

1870

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William J

Nichol

Grandson

-

1

1880

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Wight

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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