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Household of John Nicholson (born 1841, Cumberland)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nicholson, born in 1841 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Nicholson, born in 1834 in Birtley, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1862 in -), Isaac (born 1866 in -), Margaret (born 1868 in -), Hannah (born 1875 in -) and Andrew (born 1880 in Birtley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Will (born 1857 in Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1849 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, James (born 1836 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England) and John's Lodger, George (born 1833 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Hannah

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Maria

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Nicholson

Son
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Nicholson

Son
Male

Will

Ashcroft

Lodger
Male

William

Tennent

Lodger
Male

James

Johnson

Lodger
Male

George

Warnan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

40

1841

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Hannah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Birtley, Cheshire, England

Maria

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

-

Isaac

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

-

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

-

Hannah

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

-

Andrew

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Birtley, Durham, England

Will

Ashcroft

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Lancashire, England

William

Tennent

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Johnson

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Kettering, Northamptonshire, England

George

Warnan

Lodger

Single

48

1833

City of London, Middlesex, England

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