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Household of John Nicholson (born 1846, Cumberland)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1846 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Nicholson, born in 1850 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1872 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1874 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Jacob (born 1876 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), Sara (born 1879 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England) and James (born 1881 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Isabella

Nicholson

Wife
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Nicholson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Sara

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

35

1846

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Isabella

Nicholson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Margaret A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Jacob

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Sara

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

James

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

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