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Household of James Nicholson (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicholson, born in 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nicholson, born in 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1867 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Easington Lane, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1874 in Hetton Downs, Durham, England).


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James Nicholson's household

Male

James

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Nicholson

Son
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicholson

Head

Married

48

1833

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Nicholson

Son

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Nicholson

Son

Single

14

1867

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hetton Downs, Durham, England

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