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Household of Alfred Nicholson (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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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.

Alfred Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Nicholson, born in 1826 in Droylsden, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1835 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1866 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1869 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1872 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1878 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Wife Daughter In Law, Margaret Nicholson, born in 1861 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England.


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Alfred Nicholson's household

Male

Alfred

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Son
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife Daughter In Law
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Nicholson

Head

Married

55

1826

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Nicholson

Son

Married

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife Daughter In Law

Married

20

1861

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Clara

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

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