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Household of Laurence Nicholson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Laurence Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laurence Nicholson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. Laurence was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Bridget (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Nancy (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Norah (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Laurence's Father In Law, Patrick Walsh, born in 1821 in Ireland.


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Laurence Nicholson's household

Male

Laurence

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Bridget

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Norah

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Walsh

Father In Law
First name(s) Laurence
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laurence

Nicholson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Thomas

Nicholson

Son

Single

18

1863

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Bridget

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Norah

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Patrick

Walsh

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

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