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Household of John Nicholson (born 1853, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1853 in Shap, Westmorland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Johanna Nicholson, born in 1847 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Mary R (born 1878 in Sharples, Lancashire, England) and Lillian B (born 1881 in Longworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Christina Ward, born in 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Johanna

Nicholson

Wife
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary R

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Lillian B

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Ward

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Shap, Westmorland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

28

1853

Shap, Westmorland, England

Johanna

Nicholson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lancashire, England

George

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Mary R

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Lillian B

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Longworth, Lancashire, England

Christina

Ward

Niece

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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