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Household of Thomas Nicholson (born 1817, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicholson, born in 1817 in Ebchester, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nicholson, born in 1817 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth A (born 1841 in Seaham, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Frances C (born 1851 in Seaham, Durham, England), John F (born 1876 in Seaham, Durham, England) and Matthew W M (born 1879 in Seaham, Durham, England).


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Thomas Nicholson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Frances C

Elliott

Daughter
Male

John F

Elliot

Son
Male

Matthew W M

Elliot

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ebchester, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholson

Head

Married

64

1817

Ebchester, Durham, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Seaham, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frances C

Elliott

Daughter

Widow

30

1851

Seaham, Durham, England

John F

Elliot

Son

Single

5

1876

Seaham, Durham, England

Matthew W M

Elliot

Son

Single

2

1879

Seaham, Durham, England

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