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Household of William Nicol (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Nicol and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicol, born in 1844 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nicol, born in 1846 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; James Gerard (born 1877 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen Trail (born 1880 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Betsy Scott, born in 1866 in Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Nicol's household

Male

William

Nicol

Head
Female

Margaret

Nicol

Wife
Male

James Gerard

Nicol

Son
Female

Helen Trail

Nicol

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Scott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nicol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicol

Head

Married

37

1844

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Nicol

Wife

Married

35

1846

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James Gerard

Nicol

Son

-

4

1877

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen Trail

Nicol

Daughter

-

1

1880

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Scott

Servant

-

15

1866

Panbride, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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