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Household of John Nicholson (born 1825, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1825 in Wylam, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1835 in Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Durham, England), William (born 1861 in Colliery Row, Durham, England), John (born 1864 in Colliery Row, Durham, England), George (born 1867 in Colliery Row, Durham, England), Wilfred (born 1871 in Durham, England), Robert (born 1878 in Northumberland, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Steward, born in 1854 in West Auckland, Durham, England.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Male

Wilfred

Nicholson

Son
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

Joseph

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Steward

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wylam, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

56

1825

Wylam, Northumberland, England

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Cumberland, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Durham, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

20

1861

Colliery Row, Durham, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

Colliery Row, Durham, England

George

Nicholson

Son

Single

14

1867

Colliery Row, Durham, England

Wilfred

Nicholson

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

3

1878

Northumberland, England

Joseph

Nicholson

Son

Single

3

1878

Northumberland, England

John

Steward

Boarder

Single

27

1854

West Auckland, Durham, England

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