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Household of Thomas Nicholson (born 1832, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicholson, born in 1832 in Ayrshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Nicholson, born in 1842 in Down, Ireland. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Down, Ireland), Jane (born 1865 in Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Scotland), Mary Alice (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Ada Caroline (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Albert (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, William Conway, born in 1852 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Nicholson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Ada Caroline

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

Albert

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Conway

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholson

Head

Married

49

1832

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Nicholson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Down, Ireland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Down, Ireland

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Mary Ann

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Scotland

Mary Alice

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Ada Caroline

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Thomas

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Albert

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Conway

Boarder

-

29

1852

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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