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Household of Walter Nicholson (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Nicholson, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nicholson, born in 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Ada (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Lodger Head, James Turner, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Walter Nicholson's household

Male

Walter

Nicholson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Ada

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James

Turner

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Turner

Daughter
Male

William

Turner

Son
Male

Tom

Turner

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Nicholson

Head

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nicholson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Turner

Lodger Head

Widower

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Turner

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Turner

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Turner

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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