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Household of William Nicholson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1839 in Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nicholson, born in 1842 in Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; Robert (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), John W (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1878 in Lancashire, England), Harrold (born 1881 in Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1862 in Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Benjamin, born 1881 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Joseph Hamer, born in 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

John W

Nicholson

Son
Male

Walter

Nicholson

Son
Female

Susannah

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

Harrold

Nicholson

Son
Female

Alice

Hamer

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hamer

Son In Law
Male

Benjamin

Hamer

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Nicholson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

John W

Nicholson

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Walter

Nicholson

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Susannah

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Betsy

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Bertha

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Harrold

Nicholson

Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Alice

Hamer

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hamer

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Hamer

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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