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Household of Thomas Nicholson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nicholson, born in 1838 in Hill Gate, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1838 in Heworth, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Moses (born 1861 in Heworth, Durham, England), John W (born 1864 in Heworth, Durham, England), Robert (born 1866 in Heworth, Durham, England), Richard (born 1875 in Heworth, Durham, England), Mary (born 1877 in Heworth, Durham, England), George (born 1881 in Heworth, Durham, England), Isabell (born 1856 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1867 in Heworth, Durham, England).


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Thomas Nicholson's household

Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Moses

Nicholson

Son
Male

John W

Nicholson

Son
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

Richard

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Female

Sarah

Waggott

Wife
Female

Isabell

Waggott

Daughter
Female

Jane

Waggott

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hill Gate, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nicholson

Head

Married

43

1838

Hill Gate, Durham, England

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Heworth, Durham, England

Moses

Nicholson

Son

Single

20

1861

Heworth, Durham, England

John W

Nicholson

Son

Single

17

1864

Heworth, Durham, England

Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

Heworth, Durham, England

Richard

Nicholson

Son

Single

6

1875

Heworth, Durham, England

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heworth, Durham, England

George

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Heworth, Durham, England

Sarah

Waggott

Wife

Married

61

1820

Northumberland, England

Isabell

Waggott

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Heworth, Durham, England

Jane

Waggott

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Heworth, Durham, England

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