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Household of John Nicholson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1842 in Thorne, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Nicholson, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Bailey (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Cecil W (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alicia E (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William L (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert J (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Annie (born 1857 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England) and John's Apprentice, John (born 1862 in Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Bailey

Nicholson

Son
Male

Cecil W

Nicholson

Son
Female

Alicia E

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

William L

Nicholson

Son
Male

Herbert J

Nicholson

Son
Female

Annie

Nicholson

Sister
Male

John

Smith

Apprentice
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Thorne, 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

39

1842

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Nicholson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Bailey

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Cecil W

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alicia E

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William L

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Herbert J

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Nicholson

Sister

Single

24

1857

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

John

Smith

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England

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