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Household of William Nicholson (born 1852, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nicholson, born in 1852 in Worsley, Durham, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1862 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Ryhope, Durham, England), William (born 1875 in Ryhope, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and Cath (born 1881 in Ryhope, Durham, England).


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

John

Nicholson

Son
Female

Cath

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Worsley, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

29

1852

Worsley, Durham, England

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Nicholson

Son

Single

12

1869

Ryhope, Durham, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

6

1875

Ryhope, Durham, England

John

Nicholson

Son

Single

4

1877

Ryhope, Durham, England

Cath

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ryhope, Durham, England

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