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Household of Samuel Nicholson (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

Samuel Nicholson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Nicholson, born in 1834 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Nicholson, born in 1832 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1862 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1864 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1873 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1875 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, William (born 1797 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder Lodger, Richard (born 1828 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Nicholson's household

Male

Samuel

Nicholson

Head
Female

Rebecca

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Henry

Nicholson

Son
Male

Samuel

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

Alfred

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Sourbutts

Boarder
Male

Richard

Sourbutts

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Nicholson

Head

Married

47

1834

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Nicholson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Henry

Nicholson

Son

Single

19

1862

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Richard

Nicholson

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Nicholson

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

William

Sourbutts

Boarder

Widower

84

1797

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sourbutts

Boarder Lodger

Single

53

1828

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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