Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Nicholson (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1853 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Nicholson, born in 1854 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1876 in Seaton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1865 in Haswell, Durham, England), John's Lodger, Mary J (born 1873 in Haswell, Durham, England) and John's Lodger, Stephen (born 1861 in Allenheads, Northumberland, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Hannah

Nicholson

Wife
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Dodds

Lodger
Female

Mary J

Dodds

Lodger
Male

Stephen

Charlton

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

George

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Seaton, Durham, England

William

Dodds

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Haswell, Durham, England

Mary J

Dodds

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Haswell, Durham, England

Stephen

Charlton

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Allenheads, Northumberland, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Nicholson in South Shields in 1881, and follow the Nicholson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Nicholson

We’ve found John Nicholson in 874 family trees. Find out more about John Nicholson's household and view the Nicholson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census