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Household of William Nicholson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1833 in Killington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bessie Nicholson, born in 1834 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1862 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1866 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Barron (born 1873 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Hannah M (born 1877 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Jane E (born 1880 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England).


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Bessie

Nicholson

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

John E

Nicholson

Son
Male

Barron

Nicholson

Son
Female

Hannah M

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Jane E

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Killington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

48

1833

Killington, Yorkshire, England

Bessie

Nicholson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

John E

Nicholson

Son

Single

15

1866

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Barron

Nicholson

Son

Single

8

1873

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

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