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Household of John Nicholson (born 1836, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1836 in Byker, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Nicholson, born in 1831 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1861 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Margareta (born 1865 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1869 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Edward (born 1871 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and John W (born 1874 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1859 in Kibblesworth, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Robert M (born 1867 in Kyo, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary A

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Son
Female

Margareta

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Nicholson

Son
Male

John W

Nicholson

Son
Female

Ann

Gowland

Servant
Male

Robert M

Fawcett

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Byker, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

45

1836

Byker, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Nicholson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Thomas

Nicholson

Son

Single

19

1862

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Margareta

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Edward

Nicholson

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

John W

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Ann

Gowland

Servant

Single

22

1859

Kibblesworth, Durham, England

Robert M

Fawcett

Servant

Single

14

1867

Kyo, Durham, England

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