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Household of Nicholson Erskine (born 1848, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Flintshire, Wales

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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.

Nicholson Erskine and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholson Erskine, born in 1848 in Kington, Herefordshire, consisted of 9 members. Nicholson was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Erskine, born in 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales), Kate (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales), Nicholson (born 1875 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales), Robert (born 1878 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales) and William Hy (born 1880 in Saltney, Flintshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholson's Mother In Law, Margaret Johnson, born in 1815 in Parkgate, Cheshire, England.


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Nicholson Erskine's household

Male

Nicholson

Erskine

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Erskine

Wife
Male

Joseph

Erskine

Son
Female

Kate

Erskine

Daughter
Female

Annie

Erskine

Daughter
Male

Nicholson

Erskine

Son
Male

Robert

Erskine

Son
Male

William Hy

Erskine

Son
Female

Margaret

Johnson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Nicholson
Last name Erskine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kington, Herefordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholson

Erskine

Head

Married

33

1848

Kington, Herefordshire, England

Elizabeth

Erskine

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chester, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Erskine

Son

Single

16

1865

Saltney, Flintshire, Wales

Kate

Erskine

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

Erskine

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Saltney, Flintshire, Wales

Nicholson

Erskine

Son

Single

6

1875

Saltney, Flintshire, Wales

Robert

Erskine

Son

Single

3

1878

Saltney, Flintshire, Wales

William Hy

Erskine

Son

Single

1

1880

Saltney, Flintshire, Wales

Margaret

Johnson

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Parkgate, Cheshire, England

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