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Household of John Nicholson (born 1839, Staffordshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1839 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nicholson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Hugh (born 1878 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Nicholson

Son
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Nicholson

Son
Male

Frederick

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

42

1839

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Nicholson

Son

Single

8

1873

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Hugh

Nicholson

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

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