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Household of William Nicholson (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Nicholson, born in 1855 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; John H (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Lillian (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Daisy Don (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Clara (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Frances (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary E

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John H

Nicholson

Son
Female

Lillian

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Daisy Don

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Bellington

Boarder
Female

Frances

Grealey

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Nicholson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

John H

Nicholson

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lillian

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Daisy Don

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara

Bellington

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frances

Grealey

Servant

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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