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Household of John Nicholson (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1820 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Ma Nicholson, born in 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Allan (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Scotland).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Hannah Ma

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

Allan

Nicholson

Son
Male

Thomas

Brotherton

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Donald

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

61

1820

Scotland

Hannah Ma

Nicholson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Allan

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brotherton

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Donald

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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