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Household of William Nicholson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Nicholson, born in 1842 in Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Christine (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England), William N (born 1868 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England), Thomas M (born 1871 in Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), James H P (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and David C (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Alexander, born in 1861 in Scotland.


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Jessie

Nicholson

Wife
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Christine

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

William N

Nicholson

Son
Male

Thomas M

Nicholson

Son
Female

Jessie

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

James H P

Nicholson

Son
Male

David C

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Alexander

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Jessie

Nicholson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scotland

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Christine

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

William N

Nicholson

Son

Single

13

1868

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England

Thomas M

Nicholson

Son

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Jessie

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

James H P

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David C

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Alexander

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Scotland

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