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Household of Samuel Nicholls (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

Samuel Nicholls and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Nicholls, born in 1844 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sophia Nicholls, born in 1846 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph A D (born 1867 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England), Edith A (born 1870 in Lifton, Devon, England), Rosena D (born 1872 in Lifton, Devon, England), Amy L (born 1874 in Lifton, Devon, England), Rhoda S (born 1878 in Lifton, Devon, England) and Mabel M (born 1880 in Lifton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother, Ann Nicholls, born in 1810 in Whitchurch, Devon, England.


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Samuel Nicholls's household

Male

Samuel

Nicholls

Head
Female

Sophia

Nicholls

Wife
Male

Joseph A D

Nicholls

Son
Female

Edith A

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Rosena D

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Amy L

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Rhoda S

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Mabel M

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Ann

Nicholls

Mother
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Nicholls

Head

Married

37

1844

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

Sophia

Nicholls

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Joseph A D

Nicholls

Son

Single

14

1867

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

Edith A

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lifton, Devon, England

Rosena D

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lifton, Devon, England

Amy L

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lifton, Devon, England

Rhoda S

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lifton, Devon, England

Mabel M

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lifton, Devon, England

Ann

Nicholls

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Whitchurch, Devon, England

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