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Household of John Nicholls (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 Nicholls and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholls, born in 1821 in Hennock, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Phillip, born 1849 in East Ogwell, Devon, England. He had 4 grandchildren; John W (born 1862 in Totnes, Devon, England), Maria R (born 1870 in Totnes, Devon, England), Helena (born 1876 in Totnes, Devon, England) and Louisa (born 1877 in Totnes, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Jane (born 1807 in Totnes, Devon, England), John's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Totnes, Devon, England), John's Daughter In Law, Mary A (born 1845 in Totnes, Devon, England) and John's Nephew, Richard (born 1859 in Ilsington, Devon, England).


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John Nicholls's household

Male

John

Nicholls

Head
Female

Jane

Willies

Lodger
Male

James

Willies

Lodger
Male

Phillip

Nicholls

Son
Female

Mary A

Nicholls

Daughter In Law
Male

John W

Willis

Grand Son
Female

Maria R

Willis

Grand Daughter
Female

Helena

Nicholls

Grand Daughter
Female

Louisa

Nicholls

Grand Daughter
Male

Richard

Ford

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Hennock, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholls

Head

Widower

60

1821

Hennock, Devon, England

Jane

Willies

Lodger

Widow

74

1807

Totnes, Devon, England

James

Willies

Lodger

Widower

40

1841

Totnes, Devon, England

Phillip

Nicholls

Son

Married

32

1849

East Ogwell, Devon, England

Mary A

Nicholls

Daughter In Law

Married

36

1845

Totnes, Devon, England

John W

Willis

Grand Son

Single

19

1862

Totnes, Devon, England

Maria R

Willis

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Totnes, Devon, England

Helena

Nicholls

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Totnes, Devon, England

Louisa

Nicholls

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Totnes, Devon, England

Richard

Ford

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Ilsington, Devon, England

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