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Household of Matthew Nicholson (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 Nicholson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Nicholson, born in 1841 in Tanfield, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mercy Nicholson, born in 1844 in Wylam, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth H (born 1870 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Edward (born 1875 in Tanfield, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Tanfield, Durham, England) and John G (born 1881 in Tanfield, Durham, England).


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Matthew Nicholson's household

Male

Matthew

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mercy

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth H

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

Samuel

Nicholson

Son
Male

John G

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tanfield, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Nicholson

Head

Married

40

1841

Tanfield, Durham, England

Mercy

Nicholson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wylam, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth H

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tanfield, Durham, England

Edward

Nicholson

Son

Single

6

1875

Tanfield, Durham, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

4

1877

Tanfield, Durham, England

Samuel

Nicholson

Son

Single

2

1879

Tanfield, Durham, England

John G

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Tanfield, Durham, England

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