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Household of Mathew Nicholson (born 1855, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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.

Mathew Nicholson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Nicholson, born in 1855 in Dalton Le Dale, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1858 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1879 in Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Brother In Law, John Dawson, born in 1861 in Durham, England.


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Mathew Nicholson's household

Male

Mathew

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Dawson

Brother In Law
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Nicholson

Head

Married

26

1855

Dalton Le Dale, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Thomas

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

John

Dawson

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

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