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Household of John Nicholas (born 1818, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 Nicholas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholas, born in 1818 in Backwell, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholas, born in 1832 in Isle Brewers, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Alfred (born 1859 in Bath, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Somerset, England), Emma (born 1869 in Somerset, England) and Henrietta (born 1873 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Cecilia Garady, born in 1867 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Nicholas's household

Male

John

Nicholas

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholas

Wife
Male

Alfred

Nicholas

Son
Female

Ellen

Nicholas

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Nicholas

Son
Female

Emma

Nicholas

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Nicholas

Daughter
Female

Cecilia

Garady

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Backwell, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholas

Head

Married

63

1818

Backwell, Somerset, England

Mary

Nicholas

Wife

Married

49

1832

Isle Brewers, Somerset, England

Alfred

Nicholas

Son

Single

22

1859

Bath, Somerset, England

Ellen

Nicholas

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Arthur

Nicholas

Son

Single

15

1866

Somerset, England

Emma

Nicholas

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Somerset, England

Henrietta

Nicholas

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Somerset, England

Cecilia

Garady

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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