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Household of Thomas Nicholls (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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.

Thomas Nicholls and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicholls, born in 1840 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Norah Nichols, born in 1852 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Allice (born 1878 in Langtree, Devon, England) and Thomas H (born 1880 in Langtree, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Ann (born 1807 in Bulkworthy, Devon, England), Thomas's Sister Law, Dorothy (born 1849 in Langtree, Devon, England), Thomas's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Wales) and Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1867 in Newton, Devon, England).


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Thomas Nicholls's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholls

Head
Female

Norah

Nichols

Wife
Female

Allice

Nichols

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Nichols

Son
Female

Ann

Parkhouse

Mother
Female

Dorothy

Parkhouse

Sister Law
Male

Thomas

Rue

Servant
Female

Ann

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholls

Head

Married

41

1840

Devon, England

Norah

Nichols

Wife

Married

29

1852

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Allice

Nichols

Daughter

Married

3

1878

Langtree, Devon, England

Thomas H

Nichols

Son

Single

1

1880

Langtree, Devon, England

Ann

Parkhouse

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Bulkworthy, Devon, England

Dorothy

Parkhouse

Sister Law

Single

32

1849

Langtree, Devon, England

Thomas

Rue

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wales

Ann

Martin

Servant

Single

14

1867

Newton, Devon, England

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