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Household of Walter J Nicholson (born 1844, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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.

Walter J Nicholson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter J Nicholson, born in 1844 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Walter J was the head of the household, married to Ellen J Nicholson, born in 1849 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1868 in Colchester, Essex, England), Walter (born 1869 in Colchester, Essex, England), William (born 1872 in Colchester, Essex, England), Fredrick (born 1874 in Colchester, Essex, England), Harry (born 1876 in Colchester, Essex, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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Walter J Nicholson's household

Male

Walter J

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ellen J

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Charles

Nicholson

Son
Male

Walter

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

Fredrick

Nicholson

Son
Male

Harry

Nicholson

Son
Female

Eliza

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Nicholson

Son
First name(s) Walter J
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter J

Nicholson

Head

Married

37

1844

Colchester, Essex, England

Ellen J

Nicholson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Colchester, Essex, England

Charles

Nicholson

Son

Single

13

1868

Colchester, Essex, England

Walter

Nicholson

Son

Single

12

1869

Colchester, Essex, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Colchester, Essex, England

Fredrick

Nicholson

Son

Single

7

1874

Colchester, Essex, England

Harry

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Colchester, Essex, England

Eliza

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Colchester, Essex, England

Arthur

Nicholson

Son

Single

2

1879

Colchester, Essex, England

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