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Household of Matthew Nichol (born 1829, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Matthew Nichol and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Nichol, born in 1829 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary A Nichol, born in 1832 in Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1863 in Cassop, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1868 in Kelloe, Durham, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Willington, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1876 in Willington, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Croxdale, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, William Nichol, born in 1832 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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Matthew Nichol's household

Male

Matthew

Nichol

Head
Female

Mary A

Nichol

Wife
Male

George

Nichol

Son
Female

Mary A

Nichol

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Nichol

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Nichol

Son
Male

Richard

Nichol

Son
Male

William

Nichol

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Nichol
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Nichol

Head

Married

52

1829

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Nichol

Wife

Married

49

1832

Scotland

George

Nichol

Son

Single

18

1863

Cassop, Durham, England

Mary A

Nichol

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kelloe, Durham, England

Louisa

Nichol

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Willington, Durham, England

Matthew

Nichol

Son

Single

5

1876

Willington, Durham, England

Richard

Nichol

Son

Single

2

1879

Croxdale, Durham, England

William

Nichol

Lodger

Married

49

1832

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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