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Household of Thomas Nickels (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Nickels and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nickels, born in 1844 in Fowey, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Nickels, born in 1844 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1876 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Marianne E (born 1878 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Alice M (born 1880 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Hannah (born 1841 in Backford, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Annie D (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Nickels's household

Male

Thomas

Nickels

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Nickels

Wife
Female

Mary E

Nickels

Daughter
Female

Marianne E

Nickels

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Nickels

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Basnett

Servant
Female

Annie D

Ward

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nickels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Fowey, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nickels

Head

Married

37

1844

Fowey, Cornwall, England

Mary Ellen

Nickels

Wife

Married

37

1844

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Nickels

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Marianne E

Nickels

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Alice M

Nickels

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Basnett

Servant

Single

40

1841

Backford, Cheshire, England

Annie D

Ward

Servant

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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