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Household of Joshua Nicholson (born 1813, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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.

Joshua Nicholson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Nicholson, born in 1813 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nicholson, born in 1811 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Arthur, born 1843 in Leek, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Servant, Mary (born 1844 in Astley, Worcestershire, England), Joshua's Servant, Sarah (born 1849 in Tibberton, Shropshire, England) and Joshua's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England).


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Joshua Nicholson's household

Male

Joshua

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

White

Servant
Female

Sarah

Davies

Servant
Female

Sarah

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Nicholson

Head

Married

68

1813

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife

Married

70

1811

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Nicholson

Son

Single

38

1843

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Mary

White

Servant

Single

37

1844

Astley, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Davies

Servant

Single

32

1849

Tibberton, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Cooper

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England

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