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Household of John Nicholls (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholls, born in 1845 in Combe Martin, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Nicholls, born in 1841 in Marwood, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Anne (born 1870 in Marwood, Devon, England), William (born 1877 in Marwood, Devon, England), James (born 1878 in Marwood, Devon, England) and John (born 1880 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Helen (born 1863 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and John's Nep, Thomas (born 1865 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).


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John Nicholls's household

Male

John

Nicholls

Head
Female

Maria

Nicholls

Wife
Female

Anne

Nicholls

Daughter
Male

William

Nicholls

Son
Male

James

Nicholls

Son
Male

John

Nicholls

Son
Female

Helen

Draper

Niece
Male

Thomas

Draper

Nep
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Combe Martin, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholls

Head

Married

36

1845

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Maria

Nicholls

Wife

Married

40

1841

Marwood, Devon, England

Anne

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Marwood, Devon, England

William

Nicholls

Son

Single

4

1877

Marwood, Devon, England

James

Nicholls

Son

Single

3

1878

Marwood, Devon, England

John

Nicholls

Son

Single

1

1880

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Helen

Draper

Niece

Single

18

1863

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Thomas

Draper

Nep

Single

16

1865

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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