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Household of John Nicholson (born 1840, Shetland Islands)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1840 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1846 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Walter (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Annie (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Nicholson

Son
Female

Annie

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

41

1840

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Walter

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Annie

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

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