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Household of William Nicholas (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Nicholas and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholas, born in 1839 in Sennen, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Nicholas, born in 1841 in Madron, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; William H (born 1862 in Sancreed, Cornwall, England), Catherine J (born 1865 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Benjamin (born 1872 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Edward (born 1875 in St Just, Cornwall, England), Hannibal (born 1875 in St Just, Cornwall, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1881 in St Just, Cornwall, England).


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William Nicholas's household

Male

William

Nicholas

Head
Female

Catherine

Nicholas

Wife
Male

William H

Nicholas

Son
Female

Catherine J

Nicholas

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Nicholas

Son
Male

Edward

Nicholas

Son
Male

Hannibal

Nicholas

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Nicholas

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sennen, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholas

Head

Married

42

1839

Sennen, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Nicholas

Wife

Married

40

1841

Madron, Cornwall, England

William H

Nicholas

Son

Single

19

1862

Sancreed, Cornwall, England

Catherine J

Nicholas

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Just, Cornwall, England

Benjamin

Nicholas

Son

Single

9

1872

St Just, Cornwall, England

Edward

Nicholas

Son

Single

6

1875

St Just, Cornwall, England

Hannibal

Nicholas

Son

Single

6

1875

St Just, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth A

Nicholas

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Just, Cornwall, England

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