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Household of John Nicholson (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 1827 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1830 in Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary D (born 1856 in Canada), John K (born 1857 in Canada), William F (born 1859 in Canada), Janet (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Helena Jane (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Annie (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Gertrude (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary D

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John K

Nicholson

Son
Male

William F

Nicholson

Son
Female

Janet

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Nicholson

Son
Female

Helena Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

54

1827

Scotland

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Scotland

Mary D

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Canada

John K

Nicholson

Son

Single

24

1857

Canada

William F

Nicholson

Son

Single

22

1859

Canada

Janet

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alexander

Nicholson

Son

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Helena Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Annie

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Gertrude

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

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