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Household of John Nicholson (born 1851, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1851 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Nicholson, born in 1854 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Dorothy C (born 1870 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England), Edith M (born 1878 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England) and Aline (born 1880 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Sarah J Mathers, born in 1857 in Darlington, Yorkshire, England.


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah J

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Dorothy C

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Aline

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Mathers

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

30

1851

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Sarah J

Nicholson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Dorothy C

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Edith M

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Aline

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Sarah J

Mathers

Visitor

Widow

24

1857

Darlington, Yorkshire, England

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