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Household of Robert Nicholson (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Robert Nicholson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nicholson, born in 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Rachel Nicholson, born in 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Cousin, Henry Horrocks, born in 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Nicholson's household

Male

Robert

Nicholson

Head
Female

Rachel

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

Henry

Horrocks

Cousin
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nicholson

Head

Married

30

1851

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Nicholson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Horrocks

Cousin

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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