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Household of Thomas Nicholson (born 1840, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Thomas Nicholson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicholson, born in 1840 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellen Nicholson, born in 1850 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary N (born 1874 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Robert G (born 1875 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas P (born 1876 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Margaret E (born 1878 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Harold H (born 1879 in London, Middlesex, England) and Norwood (born 1881 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Martha (born 1858 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1859 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and Thomas's Servant, Fanny (born 1864 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Nicholson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah Ellen

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Mary N

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Robert G

Nicholson

Son
Male

Thomas P

Nicholson

Son
Female

Margaret E

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Harold H

Nicholson

Son
Male

Norwood

Nicholson

Son
Female

Martha

Friend

Servant
Female

Emma

Gummer

Servant
Female

Fanny

Sherburn

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholson

Head

Married

41

1840

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Nicholson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary N

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Robert G

Nicholson

Son

Single

6

1875

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas P

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Harold H

Nicholson

Son

Single

2

1879

London, Middlesex, England

Norwood

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Friend

Servant

Single

23

1858

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Emma

Gummer

Servant

Single

22

1859

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Fanny

Sherburn

Servant

Single

17

1864

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

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