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Household of Thomas Nicholson (born 1836, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicholson, born in 1836 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nicholson, born in 1839 in Tanfield, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1860 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Robert (born 1861 in Tanfield, Durham, England), Ann (born 1863 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Henry (born 1865 in Sacriston, Durham, England), Eleanor (born 1867 in Sacriston, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Tanfield, Durham, England).


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Thomas Nicholson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Female

Ann

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Nicholson

Son
Female

Eleanor

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholson

Head

Married

45

1836

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tanfield, Durham, England

Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tanfield, Durham, England

Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

20

1861

Tanfield, Durham, England

Ann

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lanchester, Durham, England

Henry

Nicholson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sacriston, Durham, England

Eleanor

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sacriston, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tanfield, Durham, England

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