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Household of Sarah Nicholson (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, 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.

Sarah Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Nicholson, born in 1835 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Eleanor G (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Boarder, James Austin (born 1829 in Deptford, Kent, England), Sarah's Boarder, Eleanor (born 1833 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), Sarah's Boarder, Eleanor Y (born 1865 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah's Boarder, Austin (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Sarah Nicholson's household

Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor G

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James Austin

Fender

Boarder
Female

Eleanor

Fender

Boarder
Female

Eleanor Y

Fender

Boarder
Male

Austin

Fender

Boarder
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Nicholson

Head

Widow

46

1835

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor G

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

James Austin

Fender

Boarder

Married

52

1829

Deptford, Kent, England

Eleanor

Fender

Boarder

Married

48

1833

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor Y

Fender

Boarder

Single

16

1865

York, Yorkshire, England

Austin

Fender

Boarder

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

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