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Household of George Nicholson (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.

George Nicholson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Nicholson, born in 1826 in Hawkshead, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; John C (born 1857 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Alfred (born 1860 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Edith (born 1862 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Harold (born 1864 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Marian (born 1868 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Agnes (born 1874 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), May (born 1876 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England) and Edna (born 1879 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Sister In Law, Hannah Derbyshire, born in 1825 in Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England.


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George Nicholson's household

Male

George

Nicholson

Head
Male

John C

Nicholson

Son
Male

Alfred

Nicholson

Son
Female

Edith

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Harold

Nicholson

Son
Female

Marian

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

May

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Edna

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Derbyshire

Sister In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Nicholson

Head

Widower

55

1826

Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

John C

Nicholson

Son

Single

24

1857

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Nicholson

Son

Single

21

1860

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Edith

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Harold

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Marian

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Agnes

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

May

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Edna

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Derbyshire

Sister In Law

Married

56

1825

Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England

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