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Household of William Nicholson (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1835 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nicholson, born in 1837 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Anthony (born 1860 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Alice (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and William G (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ellen Smith, born in 1864 in Newcastle on Tyne.


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Anthony

Nicholson

Son
Female

Alice

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter
Male

William G

Nicholson

Son
Female

Ellen

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

46

1835

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Gateshead, Durham, England

Anthony

Nicholson

Son

Single

21

1860

Gateshead, Durham, England

Alice

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ellen

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

William G

Nicholson

Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Ellen

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

Newcastle on Tyne

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