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Household of William S Nicholson (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 S Nicholson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Nicholson, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Jane H Nicholson, born in 1844 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine H (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William S (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William S's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1792 in Ireland) and William S's -, James (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William S Nicholson's household

Male

William S

Nicholson

Head
Female

Jane H

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Catherine H

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

William S

Nicholson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McQuennie

Boarder
Male

James

McQuennie

-
First name(s) William S
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Nicholson

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane H

Nicholson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine H

Nicholson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William S

Nicholson

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McQuennie

Boarder

-

89

1792

Ireland

James

McQuennie

-

-

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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