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Household of Donald Nicholson (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Donald Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Nicholson, born in 1834 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Scott Nicholson, born in 1841 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Donald (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Charles Leigh Clare (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Angus Gordon (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George Gibb (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Lily Euphemia Evelyn (born 1879 in Plumbley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Donald's Servant, Mary Davidson, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Donald Nicholson's household

Male

Donald

Nicholson

Head
Female

Euphemia Scott

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Donald

Nicholson

Son
Male

Charles Leigh Clare

Nicholson

Son
Male

Angus Gordon

Nicholson

Son
Male

George Gibb

Nicholson

Son
Female

Lily Euphemia Evelyn

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) Donald
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Nicholson

Head

Married

47

1834

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Euphemia Scott

Nicholson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donald

Nicholson

Son

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles Leigh Clare

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Angus Gordon

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George Gibb

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lily Euphemia Evelyn

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plumbley, Cheshire, England

Mary

Davidson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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