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Household of James Nicholson (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicholson, born in 1846 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Nicholson, born in 1846 in Hastings, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; James W (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Gertrude (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's -, Emily (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), James's Niece, Anne (born 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), James's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1815 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and James's Lodger, Stephen (born 1836 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).


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James Nicholson's household

Male

James

Nicholson

Head
Female

Emily

Nicholson

Wife
Male

James W

Nicholson

Son
Female

Gertrude

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Nicholson

-
Female

Anne

Hall

Niece
Female

Jane

Waters

Mother In Law
Male

Stephen

Simmons

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicholson

Head

Married

35

1846

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emily

Nicholson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Hastings, Sussex, England

James W

Nicholson

Son

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Gertrude

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emily

Nicholson

-

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Anne

Hall

Niece

Single

17

1864

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Jane

Waters

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Hastings, Sussex, England

Stephen

Simmons

Lodger

Married

45

1836

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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