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Household of Richard C Nicholls (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Richard C Nicholls and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard C Nicholls, born in 1841 in Pickering, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard C was the head of the household, married to Mary A Nicholls, born in 1845 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Florence A (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard C's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1807 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England), Richard C's Boarder, Ada M (born 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Richard C's Servant, Dorothy (born 1862 in Southwick, Durham, England).


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Richard C Nicholls's household

Male

Richard C

Nicholls

Head
Female

Mary A

Nicholls

Wife
Female

Mary E

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Florence A

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholls

Mother
Female

Ada M

Purcell

Boarder
Female

Dorothy

Goften

Servant
First name(s) Richard C
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard C

Nicholls

Head

Married

40

1841

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Nicholls

Wife

Married

36

1845

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Florence A

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholls

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Ada M

Purcell

Boarder

Single

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

Dorothy

Goften

Servant

Single

19

1862

Southwick, Durham, England

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