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Household of William Nicolson (born 1846, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Nicolson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicolson, born in 1846 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary K Nicolson, born in 1838 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Elizabeth M K (born 1858 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William's Niece, Isabella K (born 1859 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William's Nephew, William K (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William's Niece, Maggie (born 1865 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William's Niece, Elizabeth M K (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William's Sister, Ann (born 1863 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), William's Servant, Hugh (born 1863 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland) and William's Servant, Ann (born 1842 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Nicolson's household

Male

William

Nicolson

Head
Female

Mary K

Nicolson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M K

Horne

Niece
Female

Isabella K

Horne

Niece
Male

William K

Horne

Nephew
Female

Maggie

Horne

Niece
Female

Elizabeth M K

Louttit

Niece
Female

Ann

Nicolson

Sister
Male

Hugh

Grant

Servant
Female

Ann

Dunnet

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nicolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicolson

Head

Married

35

1846

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Mary K

Nicolson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth M K

Horne

Niece

Unmarried

23

1858

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella K

Horne

Niece

Unmarried

22

1859

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William K

Horne

Nephew

Unmarried

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Maggie

Horne

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth M K

Louttit

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Nicolson

Sister

Unmarried

18

1863

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Hugh

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Dunnet

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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