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Household of Thomas Nicholson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nicholson, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Jane (born 1871 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and Lillian Jennings (born 1879 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1831 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Mark (born 1859 in Cheadle, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Nicholson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Lillian Jennings

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cooke

Lodger
Male

Mark

Vickers

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholson

Head

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Lillian Jennings

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Henry

Cooke

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Mark

Vickers

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Cheadle, Cheshire, England

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