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Household of William Nixon (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Nixon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nixon, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Nixon, born in 1852 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Susan (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nurse, Mary McKellar, born in 1818 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Nixon's household

Male

William

Nixon

Head
Female

Annie

Nixon

Wife
Female

Susan

Nixon

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Nixon

Son
Male

James

Nixon

Son
Female

Mary

McKellar

Nurse
First name(s) William
Last name Nixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nixon

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Nixon

Wife

Married

29

1852

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Nixon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Nixon

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nixon

Son

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKellar

Nurse

Widow

63

1818

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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