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Household of John Nicholson (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1820 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Nicholson, born in 1819 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Harry (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Earnest (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Annie S Nicholson, born in 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Harriet

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

Matthew

Nicholson

Son
Female

Annie S

Nicholson

Daughter In Law
Male

Harry

Nicholson

Grand Son
Male

Earnest

Nicholson

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

61

1820

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Nicholson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Nicholson

Son

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie S

Nicholson

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Nicholson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Earnest

Nicholson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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