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Household of James Nicholson (born 1852, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nicholson, born in 1852 in Workington, Cumberland, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1856 in Little Clifton, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1875 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, John Cameron, born in 1859 in Little Clifton, Cumberland, England.


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James Nicholson's household

Male

James

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary A

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Cameron

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Workington, Cumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nicholson

Head

Married

29

1852

Workington, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Little Clifton, Cumberland, England

Mary A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Richard

Nicholson

Son

Single

2

1879

Cumberland, England

John

Cameron

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Little Clifton, Cumberland, England

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