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Household of James Nicholson (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicholson, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nicholson, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen P (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Nephew, Sidney C Pearce, born in 1880 in -.


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James Nicholson's household

Male

James

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Ellen P

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Male

Sidney C

Pearce

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicholson

Head

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen P

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sidney C

Pearce

Nephew

Single

1

1880

-

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