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Household of James M Nicholson (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

James M Nicholson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James M Nicholson, born in 1825 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James M was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Nicholson, born in 1825 in Dacre, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1850 in Cumberland, England) and Alice H (born 1865 in Withington, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Agnes M, born 1877 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James M's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales) and James M's Servant, Dinah (born 1858 in Wales).


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James M Nicholson's household

Male

James M

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Poynting

Daughter
Female

Alice H

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Agnes M

Poynting

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Owen

Servant
Female

Dinah

Rawson

Servant
First name(s) James M
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James M

Nicholson

Head

Married

56

1825

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Nicholson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Dacre, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Poynting

Daughter

Widow

31

1850

Cumberland, England

Alice H

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Withington, Lancashire, England

Agnes M

Poynting

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Mary

Owen

Servant

Single

30

1851

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Dinah

Rawson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Wales

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