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Household of Joseph Nicholson (born 1825, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Joseph Nicholson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nicholson, born in 1825 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ela Nicholson, born in 1832 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bertha A (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Clement (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Sarah (born 1815 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Manuel (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Nicholson's household

Male

Joseph

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ela

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Nicholson

Son
Female

Bertha A

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Clement

Nicholson

Son
Female

Kate

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Nicholson

Son
Female

Sarah

Oldfield

Lodger
Male

Manuel

Giles

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nicholson

Head

Married

56

1825

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ela

Nicholson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Nicholson

Son

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clement

Nicholson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Oldfield

Lodger

Widow

66

1815

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Manuel

Giles

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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