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Household of John Nicholson (born 1859, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1859 in Shotton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Nicholson, born in 1851 in Wingate, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Mary H (born 1879 in Thornley, Durham, England) and John Thos (born 1881 in Thornley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter Step, Margaret (born 1872 in Thornley, Durham, England), John's Son Step, Thomas (born 1873 in Thornley, Durham, England) and John's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1876 in Thornley, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ainsley

Daughter Step
Male

Thomas

Ainsley (Nicholson)

Son Step
Female

Alice

Ainsley (Nicholson)

Step Daughter
Female

Mary H

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Shotton, 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

22

1859

Shotton, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wingate, Durham, England

Margaret

Ainsley

Daughter Step

Single

9

1872

Thornley, Durham, England

Thomas

Ainsley (Nicholson)

Son Step

Single

8

1873

Thornley, Durham, England

Alice

Ainsley (Nicholson)

Step Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornley, Durham, England

Mary H

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thornley, Durham, England

John Thos

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Thornley, Durham, England

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