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Household of John Nicholson (born 1853)

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 1853 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nicholson, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Mary (born 1876 in Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Hebburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, Samuel (born 1859 in Ireland), John's Boarder Wife, Margaret (born 1858 in Ireland) and John's Boarder Daughter, Mary Jane (born 1881 in Hebburn, Durham, England).


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John Nicholson's household

Male

John

Nicholson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Corner

Boarder Head
Female

Margaret

Corner

Boarder Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Corner

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nicholson

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

4

1877

Hebburn, Durham, England

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hebburn, Durham, England

Samuel

Corner

Boarder Head

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Margaret

Corner

Boarder Wife

Married

23

1858

Ireland

Mary Jane

Corner

Boarder Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hebburn, Durham, England

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