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Household of John Nicholson (born 1821, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 1821 in Layton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Nicholson, born in 1824 in Melsonby, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in St Helens, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in St Helens, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1866 in St Helens, Durham, England) and Arthur (born 1869 in St Helens, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Hannah

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Layton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

60

1821

Layton, Northamptonshire, England

Hannah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Melsonby, Yorkshire, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Durham, England

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Durham, England

Arthur

Nicholson

Son

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Durham, England

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