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Household of William Nicholson (born 1838, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, 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 1838 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Robina Nicholson, born in 1847 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mathew (born 1873 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1874 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Mary Jane Paterson, born in 1869 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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William Nicholson's household
William
Nicholson
Head
Robina
Nicholson
Wife
Mary Jane
Paterson
Step Daughter
Mathew
Nicholson
Son
Jeanie
Nicholson
Daughter
William
Nicholson
Son
Robert
Nicholson
Son
John
Nicholson
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Nicholson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Nicholson | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Robina | Nicholson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Paterson | Step Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mathew | Nicholson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Nicholson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | Nicholson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Nicholson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | Nicholson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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