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Household of Richard Nicholson (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Nicholson, born in 1840 in Kingswear, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann E Nicholson, born in 1840 in Torquay, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Thomas W (born 1864 in Torquay, Devon, England), George H (born 1866 in Torquay, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1870 in Torquay, Devon, England), Annie M (born 1877 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Constance M (born 1880 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Jane Horsman, born in 1821 in Torquay, Devon, England.


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Richard Nicholson's household

Male

Richard

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ann E

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Nicholson

Son
Male

George H

Nicholson

Son
Male

Samuel

Nicholson

Son
Female

Annie M

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Constance M

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Horsman

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kingswear, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Nicholson

Head

Married

41

1840

Kingswear, Devon, England

Ann E

Nicholson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Torquay, Devon, England

Thomas W

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

Torquay, Devon, England

George H

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

Torquay, Devon, England

Samuel

Nicholson

Son

Single

11

1870

Torquay, Devon, England

Annie M

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Torquay, Devon, England

Constance M

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Torquay, Devon, England

Jane

Horsman

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Torquay, Devon, England

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