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Household of William Nicholson (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Markinch, 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.

William Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1835 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Nicholson, born in 1835 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1861 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Archibald (born 1864 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland), Mina (born 1875 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and David (born 1877 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Agnes

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Janet

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Nicholson

Son
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mina

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

David

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

46

1835

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Nicholson

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Nicholson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Archibald

Nicholson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

James

Nicholson

Son

-

10

1871

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

Mina

Nicholson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

David

Nicholson

Son

-

4

1877

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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