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Household of Ruth Nixon (born 1816, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Ruth Nixon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Nixon, born in 1816 in Welby, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1850 in Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England), Charles E (born 1852 in Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England), Mary E (born 1855 in Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England) and Sarah L (born 1858 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ruth's Servant, Sarah (born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ruth's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Ruth Nixon's household

Female

Ruth

Nixon

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Nixon

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Nixon

Son
Female

Mary E

Nixon

Daughter
Female

Sarah L

Nixon

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Boulding

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thorpe

Servant
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Nixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Welby, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Nixon

Head

Widow

65

1816

Welby, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth A

Nixon

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England

Charles E

Nixon

Son

Single

29

1852

Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England

Mary E

Nixon

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah L

Nixon

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Boulding

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thorpe

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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