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Household of John Nicholson (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1842 in Shadforth, Durham, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Nicholson, born in 1842 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1863 in Durham, England), Nicholas (born 1865 in Hetton, Durham, England), John Robert (born 1869 in Trimdon, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1871 in Ludworth, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Ludworth, Durham, England) and Mary H (born 1879 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1862 in Kelloe, Durham, England), John's Step Daughter, Mary Jane (born 1865 in Quarrington Hill, Durham, England), John's Step Son, John A (born 1869 in Mount Pleasant, Durham, England) and John's Step Daughter, Elizabeth A (born 1871 in Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ann

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Step Son
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Male

Nicholas

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Step Daughter
Male

John Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

John A

Nicholson

Step Son
Female

Jane A

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Nicholson

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Shadforth, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

39

1842

Shadforth, Durham, England

Ann

Nicholson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Durham, England

Thomas

Nicholson

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Kelloe, Durham, England

James

Nicholson

Son

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Nicholas

Nicholson

Son

Single

16

1865

Hetton, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Quarrington Hill, Durham, England

John Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

12

1869

Trimdon, Durham, England

John A

Nicholson

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Mount Pleasant, Durham, England

Jane A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ludworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Nicholson

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ludworth, Durham, England

Mary H

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

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