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Household of John Nicholson (born 1816, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1816 in Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nicholson, born in 1822 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1854 in Crook, Durham, England) and Agnes (born 1852 in Crook, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Agnes J (born 1869 in Crook, Durham, England) and William (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, William Ashman, born in 1857 in Dunkerton, Somerset, England.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Agnes J

Willan

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Ashman

Son In Law
Female

Agnes

Ashman

Daughter
Male

William

Ashman

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

65

1816

Durham, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

59

1822

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Crook, Durham, England

Agnes J

Willan

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Crook, Durham, England

William

Ashman

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Dunkerton, Somerset, England

Agnes

Ashman

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Crook, Durham, England

William

Ashman

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

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