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Household of John Spours Nicholson (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Spours Nicholson and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spours Nicholson, born in 1832 in Durham, consisted of 16 members. John Spours was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Nicholson, born in 1837 in Newbottle, Durham, England. They had 10 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham, England), Robert A (born 1864 in North Biddick, Durham, England), George A (born 1865 in North Biddick, Durham, England), Cuthbert L (born 1869 in North Biddick, Durham, England), Emma C (born 1870 in North Biddick, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elenor (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edward V (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Raymon H (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Spours's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1803 in Durham, England), John Spours's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Durham, England), John Spours's Servant, Elizabeth J (born 1864 in Durham, England) and John Spours's Servant, Elenor (born 1866 in Durham, England).


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John Spours Nicholson's household

Male

John Spours

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Nicholson

Son
Male

George A

Nicholson

Son
Male

Cuthbert L

Nicholson

Son
Female

Emma C

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James

Nicholson

Son
Female

Elenor

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Edward V

Nicholson

Son
Male

Raymon H

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Mother
Female

Mary Ann

Dodds

Servant
Female

Elizabeth J

Dodds

Servant
Female

Elenor

Dodds

Servant
First name(s) John Spours
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Spours

Nicholson

Head

Married

49

1832

Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Nicholson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Newbottle, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Houghton-Le-Spring, Durham, England

Robert A

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

North Biddick, Durham, England

George A

Nicholson

Son

Single

16

1865

North Biddick, Durham, England

Cuthbert L

Nicholson

Son

Single

12

1869

North Biddick, Durham, England

Emma C

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

North Biddick, Durham, England

James

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elenor

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edward V

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Raymon H

Nicholson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Durham, England

Mary Ann

Dodds

Servant

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Dodds

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

Elenor

Dodds

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

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