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Household of Robert Nixon (born 1846, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Robert Nixon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nixon, born in 1846 in Bewcastle, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Nancy Nixon, born in 1848 in Rowley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret A (born 1870 in Hexham, Northumberland, England), Adam (born 1872 in Benfieldside, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1874 in Benfieldside, Durham, England), Robert (born 1876 in Benfieldside, Durham, England), Charles (born 1879 in Benfieldside, Durham, England) and Mary H (born 1880 in Benfieldside, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, John R Wilson, born in 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Robert Nixon's household

Male

Robert

Nixon

Head
Female

Nancy

Nixon

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Nixon

Daughter
Male

Adam

Nixon

Son
Female

Isabella

Nixon

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nixon

Son
Male

Charles

Nixon

Son
Female

Mary H

Nixon

Daughter
Male

John R

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bewcastle, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nixon

Head

Married

35

1846

Bewcastle, Cumberland, England

Nancy

Nixon

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rowley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Nixon

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Adam

Nixon

Son

Single

9

1872

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Isabella

Nixon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Robert

Nixon

Son

Single

5

1876

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Charles

Nixon

Son

Single

2

1879

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Mary H

Nixon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Benfieldside, Durham, England

John R

Wilson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

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