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Household of Joseph Nichol (born 1849, Staffordshire)

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.

Joseph Nichol and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nichol, born in 1849 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Nichol, born in 1859 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Isabella (born 1857 in Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Nichol's household

Male

Joseph

Nichol

Head
Female

Mary

Nichol

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Nichol

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Nichol

Son
Male

James

Nichol

Son
Female

Margaret

Hunter

Servant
Female

Isabella

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nichol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nichol

Head

Married

32

1849

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Nichol

Wife

Married

22

1859

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Nichol

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Nichol

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Nichol

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Hunter

Servant

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella

Smith

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Hartlepool, Yorkshire, England

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