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Household of William Nicholls (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Nicholls and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholls, born in 1842 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Nicholls, born in 1841 in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1869 in Coryton, Devon, England), Bessie J (born 1871 in Coryton, Devon, England), Florence (born 1873 in Coryton, Devon, England), Frederick Jno (born 1877 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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William Nicholls's household

Male

William

Nicholls

Head
Female

Emma

Nicholls

Wife
Female

Mary

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Bessie J

Nicholls

Daughter
Female

Florence

Nicholls

Daughter
Male

Frederick Jno

Nicholls

Son
Male

Edwin

Nicholls

Son
Male

Ernest

Nicholls

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholls

Head

Married

39

1842

Devon, England

Emma

Nicholls

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England

Mary

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Coryton, Devon, England

Bessie J

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Coryton, Devon, England

Florence

Nicholls

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Coryton, Devon, England

Frederick Jno

Nicholls

Son

Single

4

1877

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

Edwin

Nicholls

Son

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

Ernest

Nicholls

Son

Single

0

1881

Torquay, Devon, England

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