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Household of James Nicholson (born 1831, 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 Nicholson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicholson, born in 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily C Nicholson, born in 1831 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 9 children; Alfred John (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles J (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harriet A (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James S (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John H (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary E Seel, born in 1856 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England.


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James Nicholson's household

Male

James

Nicholson

Head
Female

Emily C

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Alfred John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Eleanor

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Kate

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Charles J

Nicholson

Son
Male

Henry

Nicholson

Son
Female

Harriet A

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James S

Nicholson

Son
Male

John H

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary E

Seel

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicholson

Head

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily C

Nicholson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Alfred John

Nicholson

Son

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Kate

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles J

Nicholson

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Nicholson

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James S

Nicholson

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John H

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Seel

Servant

Single

25

1856

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

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