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Household of William Nicholson (born 1823, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1823 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Nicholson, born in 1819 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth Ann, born 1852 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Ashcroft, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Ann

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Sharples

Daughter
Male

William

Nicholson

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ashcroft

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

58

1823

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Nicholson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Sharples

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Nicholson

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashcroft

Servant

-

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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