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Household of John M Nicholson (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 M Nicholson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John M Nicholson, born in 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John M was the head of the household, married to Clare L Nicholson, born in 1851 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Robert L St Clare (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Charles C R (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John M's Servant, Bridget Kent (born 1841 in Galway, Galway, Ireland), John M's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England) and John M's Servant, Mary Anne (born 1858 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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John M Nicholson's household

Male

John M

Nicholson

Head
Female

Clare L

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Robert L St Clare

Nicholson

Son
Male

Charles C R

Nicholson

Son
Female

Bridget Kent

Mc Laughlan

Servant
Female

Ellen

Reid

Servant
Female

Mary Anne

Burrows

Servant
First name(s) John M
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John M

Nicholson

Head

Married

32

1849

Chester, Cheshire, England

Clare L

Nicholson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Chester, Cheshire, England

Robert L St Clare

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Charles C R

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Bridget Kent

Mc Laughlan

Servant

Widow

40

1841

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Ellen

Reid

Servant

Single

19

1862

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Anne

Burrows

Servant

Single

23

1858

Woolwich, Kent, England

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