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Household of Thomas Nicholls (born 1837, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 1837 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rosannah Nicholls, born in 1839 in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Elias (born 1860 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1864 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Kate (born 1870 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1874 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Florence (born 1876 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Noah Cooper, born in 1856 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Nicholls's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholls

Head
Female

Rosannah

Nicholls

Wife
Male

Elias

Nicholls

Son
Female

Sarah

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Kate

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Annie

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Florence

Nicholls

Daughter
Male

Noah

Cooper

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholls

Head

Married

44

1837

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Rosannah

Nicholls

Wife

Married

42

1839

Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

Elias

Nicholls

Son

Single

21

1860

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Kate

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Noah

Cooper

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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