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Household of John Nicholson (born 1852, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1852 in Brough Sowerby, Westmorland, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1860 in Carperby, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; James Willie, born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Mary Burney, born in 1848 in Middleton in Teesdale, Yorkshire, England.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Male

James Willie

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Burney

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Brough Sowerby, Westmorland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Nicholson

Head

Married

29

1852

Brough Sowerby, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

21

1860

Carperby, Yorkshire, England

James Willie

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Burney

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Middleton in Teesdale, Yorkshire, England

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