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Household of John Nixon (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Nixon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nixon, born in 1845 in Willington, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Nixon, born in 1839 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1867 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England), George (born 1869 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Rushton, Cheshire, England), John (born 1874 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England), William (born 1876 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England), Esther (born 1877 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England) and Edith (born 1878 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granfather, Job Willis, born in 1794 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England.


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John Nixon's household

Male

John

Nixon

Head
Female

Rebecca

Nixon

Wife
Male

James

Nixon

Son
Male

George

Nixon

Son
Male

Thomas

Nixon

Son
Male

John

Nixon

Son
Male

William

Nixon

Son
Female

Esther

Nixon

Daughter
Female

Edith

Nixon

Daughter
Male

Job

Willis

Granfather
First name(s) John
Last name Nixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Willington, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nixon

Head

Married

36

1845

Willington, Cheshire, England

Rebecca

Nixon

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

James

Nixon

Son

Single

14

1867

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

George

Nixon

Son

Single

12

1869

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Nixon

Son

Single

10

1871

Rushton, Cheshire, England

John

Nixon

Son

Single

7

1874

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

William

Nixon

Son

Single

5

1876

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

Esther

Nixon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

Edith

Nixon

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

Job

Willis

Granfather

Widower

87

1794

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

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