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Household of William Nicholson (born 1831)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1831 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to James Wm F Nicholson, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; James Wm F, born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Basil, born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Longford, Derbyshire, England).


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Male

James Wm F

Nicholson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter In Law
Male

Basil

Nicholson

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Devine

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

James Wm F

Nicholson

Son

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Basil

Nicholson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Devine

Servant

Single

27

1854

Longford, Derbyshire, England

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