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Household of Benjamin Nixon (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Benjamin Nixon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Nixon, born in 1845 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Nixon, born in 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1872 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1873 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1874 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Catherine (born 1859 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Martha J (born 1863 in Cornwall, England).


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Benjamin Nixon's household

Male

Benjamin

Nixon

Head
Female

Jane

Nixon

Wife
Male

James

Nixon

Son
Female

Mary J

Nixon

Daughter
Male

John

Nixon

Son
Male

Joseph

Nixon

Son
Male

Thomas

Nixon

Son
Male

William

Nixon

Son
Female

Ellen

Nixon

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Scullion

Servant
Female

Martha J

Chappell

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Nixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Nixon

Head

Married

36

1845

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Nixon

Wife

Married

27

1854

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Nixon

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Nixon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John

Nixon

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Nixon

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Nixon

Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

William

Nixon

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Nixon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Scullion

Servant

Single

22

1859

Gateshead, Durham, England

Martha J

Chappell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cornwall, England

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