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Household of Catherine Nicholson (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Catherine Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Nicholson, born in 1831 in Philadelphia, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; James (born 1861 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Richard (born 1863 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and Mary Ann (born 1856 in Durham, England). She had 3 grandchildren; John William (born 1875 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Robert (born 1877 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and Catherine (born 1879 in Ryhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Son In Law, John Johnson Wile, born in 1853 in Shotton, Durham, England.


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Catherine Nicholson's household

Female

Catherine

Nicholson

Head
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Male

Richard

Nicholson

Son
Male

John Johnson

Wile

Son In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Wile

Daughter
Male

John William

Wile

Grand Son
Male

Robert

Wile

Grand Son
Female

Catherine

Wile

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Philadelphia, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Nicholson

Head

Widow

50

1831

Philadelphia, Durham, England

James

Nicholson

Son

Single

20

1861

Ryhope, Durham, England

Richard

Nicholson

Son

Single

18

1863

Ryhope, Durham, England

John Johnson

Wile

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Shotton, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Wile

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Durham, England

John William

Wile

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Ryhope, Durham, England

Robert

Wile

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Ryhope, Durham, England

Catherine

Wile

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ryhope, Durham, England

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