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Household of John Nicholson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1829 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nicholson, born in 1839 in Waddingham, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah A (born 1858 in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England), Elisabeth (born 1864 in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England), James H (born 1868 in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England), Fanny (born 1870 in Blyton, Lincolnshire, England) and Hannah (born 1872 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Annie Lee, born in 1879 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Son
Male

James H

Nicholson

Son
Female

Fanny

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Lee

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

52

1829

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Waddingham, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Blyton, Lincolnshire, England

Elisabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blyton, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

Blyton, Lincolnshire, England

James H

Nicholson

Son

Single

13

1868

Blyton, Lincolnshire, England

Fanny

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blyton, Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Lee

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

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