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Household of John A Nicholson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

John A Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Nicholson, born in 1846 in Hawkshead, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John A was the head of the household, married to John J E Nicholson, born in 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; John J E, born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1841 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England), John A's Wifes Niece, Ellen (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John A's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1812 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England), John A's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Scotland), John A's Lodger, Frances (born 1858 in North Cray, Kent, England) and John A's Lodger, Charles W (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John A Nicholson's household

Male

John A

Nicholson

Head
Male

John J E

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Coward

Sister In Law
Female

Ellen

Coward

Wifes Niece
Female

Ann

Coward

Mother In Law
Male

John

Thom

Lodger
Male

Frances

Gosling

Lodger
Male

Charles W

Barnard

Lodger
First name(s) John A
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Nicholson

Head

Married

35

1846

Hawkshead, Lancashire, England

John J E

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Mary

Coward

Sister In Law

Single

40

1841

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Coward

Wifes Niece

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Coward

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

John

Thom

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Scotland

Frances

Gosling

Lodger

Single

23

1858

North Cray, Kent, England

Charles W

Barnard

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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