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Household of John Nicholson (born 1848, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1848 in Wallsend, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1854 in Usworth, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1870 in Shield Row, Durham, England), John (born 1874 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), Jane Ann (born 1876 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), George (born 1878 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England) and Jonathan (born 1880 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, James (born 1867 in Shield Row, Durham, England) and John's Brother In Law, John (born 1855 in Usworth, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Male

Jonathan

Nicholson

Son
Male

James

Sellers

Nephew
Male

John

Sellers

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

33

1848

Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Usworth, Durham, England

Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

11

1870

Shield Row, Durham, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

George

Nicholson

Son

Single

3

1878

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Jonathan

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

James

Sellers

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Shield Row, Durham, England

John

Sellers

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

Usworth, Durham, England

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