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Household of William Nicholson (born 1858, Westmorland)

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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1858 in Smardale, Westmorland, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Nicholson, born in 1855 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They had 1 child; Hedley, born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Sarah Plumbley, born in 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Harriet

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Hedley

Nicholson

Son
Female

Sarah

Plumbley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Smardale, Westmorland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

23

1858

Smardale, Westmorland, England

Harriet

Nicholson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Hedley

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Plumbley

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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