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Household of John Ward Nicholson (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Ward Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ward Nicholson, born in 1846 in , consisted of 8 members. John Ward was the head of the household, married to Eleanor H Nicholson, born in 1851 in Farlington, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1874 in -), Jessie (born 1877 in -) and Harold P (born 1879 in Fulford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Ward's Mother, Mary (born 1808 in Claxton, Yorkshire, England), John Ward's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England) and John Ward's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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John Ward Nicholson's household

Male

John Ward

Nicholson

Head
Female

Eleanor H

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Harold P

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Mother
Female

Emma

Rodge

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Bailey

Servant
First name(s) John Ward
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Ward

Nicholson

Head

Married

35

1846

-

Eleanor H

Nicholson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Farlington, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

-

Jessie

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

-

Harold P

Nicholson

Son

Single

2

1879

Fulford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nicholson

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Claxton, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Rodge

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bailey

Servant

Single

15

1866

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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