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Household of William Nicholson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1837 in Gorton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Nicholson, born in 1835 in Ollerton, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Albert H (born 1868 in Ollerton, Cheshire, England), George H (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Bertha (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Florence (born 1874 in Cheshire, England), John W (born 1876 in Cheshire, England) and Minnie J (born 1878 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah J Marshall, born in 1865 in Cheshire, England.


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Albert H

Nicholson

Son
Male

George H

Nicholson

Son
Female

Bertha

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John W

Nicholson

Son
Female

Minnie J

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Gorton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

44

1837

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Nicholson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ollerton, Cheshire, England

Albert H

Nicholson

Son

Single

13

1868

Ollerton, Cheshire, England

George H

Nicholson

Son

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Bertha

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Florence

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

John W

Nicholson

Son

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

Minnie J

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Marshall

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

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