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Household of Henry Nicholson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Nicholson, born in 1847 in Bedale, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1849 in Snape, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1872 in Durham, Durham, England), Robert (born 1874 in Snape, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Snape, Yorkshire, England), Martha A (born 1878 in Snape, Yorkshire, England) and Lawrence W (born 1880 in Snape, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Herbert Nicholson, born in 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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Henry Nicholson's household

Male

Henry

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

Henry

Nicholson

Son
Female

Martha A

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Lawrence W

Nicholson

Son
Male

Herbert

Nicholson

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Nicholson

Head

Married

34

1847

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Snape, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, Durham, England

Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Snape, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Snape, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Snape, Yorkshire, England

Lawrence W

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Snape, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Nicholson

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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