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Household of John Nicholson (born 1827, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reigate, Surrey, 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 Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1827 in Shipley, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1836 in Shipley, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1864 in Warnham, Sussex, England), David (born 1872 in Shipley, Sussex, England), Frederec (born 1874 in Horsham, Sussex, England), John (born 1876 in Sussex, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Dorking, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Ruth Thomson, born in 1830 in Shipley, Sussex, England.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Charles

Nicholson

Son
Male

David

Nicholson

Son
Male

Frederec

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

Albert

Nicholson

Son
Female

Ruth

Thomson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shipley, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

54

1827

Shipley, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Shipley, Sussex, England

Charles

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

Warnham, Sussex, England

David

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Shipley, Sussex, England

Frederec

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Horsham, Sussex, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sussex, England

Albert

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Dorking, Surrey, England

Ruth

Thomson

Visitor

Married

51

1830

Shipley, Sussex, England

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