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Household of Dawie Nicholson (born 1836, Northumberland)

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.

Dawie Nicholson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dawie Nicholson, born in 1836 in Benton, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Dawie was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Nicholson, born in 1836 in Houghton, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1865 in Houghton, Durham, England) and Catherine (born 1868 in Houghton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Dawie's Nephew, Frederick Brown, born in 1845 in Houghton, Durham, England.


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Dawie Nicholson's household

Male

Dawie

Nicholson

Head
Female

Eleanor

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Hedley

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hedley

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Brown

Nephew
First name(s) Dawie
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Benton, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dawie

Nicholson

Head

Married

45

1836

Benton, Northumberland, England

Eleanor

Nicholson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Houghton, Durham, England

Sarah

Hedley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Houghton, Durham, England

Catherine

Hedley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Houghton, Durham, England

Frederick

Brown

Nephew

-

36

1845

Houghton, Durham, England

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