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Household of William J Nicholl (born 1855, Northumberland)

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.

William J Nicholl and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Nicholl, born in 1855 in Holywell, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Nicholl, born in 1855 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), George W (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Dorothy Ellen (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Wifes Grandmother, Ann Henderson, born in 1803 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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William J Nicholl's household

Male

William J

Nicholl

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Nicholl

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Nicholl

Daughter
Male

George W

Nicholl

Son
Female

Dorothy Ellen

Nicholl

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Nicholl

Daughter
Female

Ann

Henderson

Wifes Grandmother
First name(s) William J
Last name Nicholl
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Holywell, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Nicholl

Head

Married

26

1855

Holywell, Northumberland, England

Mary Ellen

Nicholl

Wife

Married

26

1855

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Nicholl

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

George W

Nicholl

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Dorothy Ellen

Nicholl

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Nicholl

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ann

Henderson

Wifes Grandmother

Widow

78

1803

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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