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Household of John Nicholls (born 1855, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 1855 in Pleasley, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rosanna Nicholls, born in 1856 in Leicestershire, England. They had 3 children; Jemima (born 1876 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1878 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and Job (born 1880 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alfred (born 1855 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder Wife, Ann (born 1860 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder Son, Jonathan (born 1881 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England).


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John Nicholls's household

Male

John

Nicholls

Head
Female

Rosanna

Nicholls

Wife
Female

Jemima

Nicholls

Daughter
Male

John

Nicholls

Son
Male

Job

Nicholls

Son
Male

Alfred

Eardley

Boarder
Female

Ann

Eardley

Boarder Wife
Male

Jonathan

Eardley

Boarder Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Pleasley, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholls

Head

Married

26

1855

Pleasley, Shropshire, England

Rosanna

Nicholls

Wife

Married

25

1856

Leicestershire, England

Jemima

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

John

Nicholls

Son

Single

3

1878

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Job

Nicholls

Son

Single

1

1880

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Eardley

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Eardley

Boarder Wife

Married

21

1860

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Jonathan

Eardley

Boarder Son

Single

0

1881

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

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