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Household of Matthew Nixon (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Nixon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Nixon, born in 1843 in Kirkham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nixon, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Boarder Head, Maria (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Matthew's Boarder, William (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Matthew Nixon's household

Male

Matthew

Nixon

Head
Female

Sarah

Nixon

Wife
Male

Robert

Nixon

Son
Female

Margaret

Nixon

Daughter
Male

John

Nixon

Son
Male

Joseph

Nixon

Son
Male

Thomas

Nixon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nixon

Daughter
Female

Maria

Bailey

Boarder Head
Male

William

Bailey

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Nixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Nixon

Head

Married

38

1843

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Nixon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Nixon

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Nixon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Nixon

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Nixon

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Nixon

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nixon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Maria

Bailey

Boarder Head

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Bailey

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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