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Household of John Nicholson (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1855 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Nicholson, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1878 in Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Crawford (born 1843 in Ireland), John's Boarder, John J (born 1856 in Ireland), John's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Michael (born 1858 in Ireland).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Catherine

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Mother
Male

Crawford

Cummings

Boarder
Male

John J

Mc Clelland

Boarder
Male

James

Barnacle

Boarder
Male

John

Barnacle

Boarder
Male

Michael

Coulihan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Catherine

Nicholson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scotland

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scotland

Annie

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Mother

Widow

46

1835

Ireland

Crawford

Cummings

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Ireland

John J

Mc Clelland

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Ireland

James

Barnacle

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Ireland

John

Barnacle

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Michael

Coulihan

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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