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Household of Robert Nicholson (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nicholson, born in 1852 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Nicholson, born in 1851 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Edith (born 1879 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1880 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Lizzie (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Eliza (born 1863 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Shopman, Henry (born 1863 in Barton, Lincolnshire, England).


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Robert Nicholson's household

Male

Robert

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Edith

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bielby

Servant
Male

Henry

Canby

Shopman
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nicholson

Head

Married

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Nicholson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

Edith

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Lizzie

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Bielby

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Canby

Shopman

Single

18

1863

Barton, Lincolnshire, England

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