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Household of William H Nicholson (born 1837, Lancashire)

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.

William H Nicholson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Nicholson, born in 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Ada Nicholson, born in 1837 in Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah M (born 1869 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), Frank J (born 1872 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Mildred E (born 1877 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Arthur C (born 1879 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Sister In Law, Emily (born 1841 in Derbyshire, England), William H's Servant, Mary (born 1834 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William H's Servant, Catherine (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William H's Servant, Mary Ellen (born 1856 in Anglesey, Wales).


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William H Nicholson's household

Male

William H

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ada

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Sarah M

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Frank J

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mildred E

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Arthur C

Nicholson

Son
Female

Emily

Wallis

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Abram

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Phillips

Servant
Female

Catherine

Mc Cummon

Servant
Female

Mary Ellen

Jenkins

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Nicholson

Head

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada

Nicholson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Derbyshire, England

Sarah M

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Frank J

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Mildred E

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Arthur C

Nicholson

Son

Single

2

1879

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Emily

Wallis

Sister In Law

Single

40

1841

Derbyshire, England

Mary

Abram

Servant

Single

47

1834

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Phillips

Servant

Single

25

1856

Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Mc Cummon

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Jenkins

Servant

Single

25

1856

Anglesey, Wales

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