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Household of William Nicholson (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 Nicholson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1826 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alicia Nicholson, born in 1832 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1855 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and George (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Anastasia (born 1801 in Ireland), William's Assistant, Kate (born 1860 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Cath (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Alicia

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Anastasia

Brown

Mother In Law
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

George

Nicholson

Son
Female

Kate

Boyd

Assistant
Female

Mary

Matthews

Servant
Female

Cath

Doran

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Alicia

Nicholson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Anastasia

Brown

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Ireland

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

26

1855

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George

Nicholson

Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Kate

Boyd

Assistant

Single

21

1860

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Mary

Matthews

Servant

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Cath

Doran

Servant

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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