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Household of William Nicholson (born 1835, Nottinghamshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1835 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Ann Nicholson, born in 1847 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Herbert Wm (born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1873 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Alice Bailey, born in 1864 in Thornes, Yorkshire, England.
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William Nicholson's household
William
Nicholson
Head
Emma Ann
Nicholson
Wife
Herbert Wm
Nicholson
Son
Annie
Nicholson
Daughter
Gertrude
Nicholson
Daughter
Mary Alice
Bailey
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Nicholson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Retford, Nottinghamshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Nicholson | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Retford, Nottinghamshire, England | |
Emma Ann | Nicholson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Herbert Wm | Nicholson | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Annie | Nicholson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
Gertrude | Nicholson | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Alice | Bailey | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Thornes, Yorkshire, England |
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