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Household of Peter Nicholson (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

Peter Nicholson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Nicholson, born in 1830 in Colliery Row, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Nicholson, born in 1835 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1866 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Mark (born 1868 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1870 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Edward (born 1872 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Peter (born 1874 in Easington Lane, Durham, England) and Mary Han (born 1878 in Easington Lane, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Visitor Relation, Barbara A (born 1837 in Durham, England) and Peter's Relatives Son, Joseph (born 1872 in Rainton, Durham, England).


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Peter Nicholson's household

Male

Peter

Nicholson

Head
Female

Isabella

Nicholson

Wife
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Male

Mark

Nicholson

Son
Female

Isabella

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Nicholson

Son
Male

Peter

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary Han

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Barbara A

Matthews

Visitor Relation
Male

Joseph

Birbeck

Relatives Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Colliery Row, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Nicholson

Head

Married

51

1830

Colliery Row, Durham, England

Isabella

Nicholson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Durham, England

George

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Mark

Nicholson

Son

Single

13

1868

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Isabella

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Edward

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Peter

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Mary Han

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Barbara A

Matthews

Visitor Relation

Married

44

1837

Durham, England

Joseph

Birbeck

Relatives Son

Single

9

1872

Rainton, Durham, England

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