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Household of Henry Nicholson (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

Henry Nicholson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Nicholson, born in 1840 in Warminghurst, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nicholson, born in 1845 in Shipley, Sussex, England. They had 9 children; Francis (born 1863 in Thakeham, Sussex, England), Mary Ann (born 1864 in Steyning, Sussex, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Ashurst, Sussex, England), Amelia (born 1869 in Lancing, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1871 in Portslade, Sussex, England), Rose E (born 1873 in Portslade, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1875 in Portslade, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1878 in Aldrington, Sussex, England) and Edith Annie (born 1880 in Aldrington, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, James Blonden, born in 1815 in Coombs, Sussex, England.


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Henry Nicholson's household

Male

Henry

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Francis

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Rose E

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Edith Annie

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James

Blonden

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Warminghurst, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Nicholson

Head

Married

41

1840

Warminghurst, Sussex, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Shipley, Sussex, England

Francis

Nicholson

Son

Single

18

1863

Thakeham, Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Steyning, Sussex, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ashurst, Sussex, England

Amelia

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancing, Sussex, England

Emily

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Portslade, Sussex, England

Rose E

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Portslade, Sussex, England

Fanny

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Portslade, Sussex, England

Alice

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Aldrington, Sussex, England

Edith Annie

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Aldrington, Sussex, England

James

Blonden

Lodger

-

66

1815

Coombs, Sussex, England

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