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Household of Thomas Nicholson (born 1850, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Nicholson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicholson, born in 1850 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Nicholson, born in 1845 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Hen (born 1875 in Ince, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1877 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Harriet E (born 1881 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Jane Derbyshire, born in 1851 in Ince, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Nicholson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Head
Female

Eliza

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary Hen

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

William E

Nicholson

Son
Female

Harriet E

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Derbyshire

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholson

Head

Married

31

1850

Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England

Eliza

Nicholson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary Hen

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ince, Lancashire, England

William E

Nicholson

Son

Single

4

1877

Ince, Lancashire, England

Harriet E

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Derbyshire

Sister In Law

Single

30

1851

Ince, Lancashire, England

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