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Household of Joseph Nicholson (born 1836, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penrith, Cumberland, 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.

Joseph Nicholson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nicholson, born in 1836 in Barton, Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Nicholson, born in 1840 in Dacre, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1867 in Morland, Westmorland, England), William (born 1870 in Morland, Westmorland, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England) and Wilson (born 1880 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Stepdaughter, Annie Hannah (born 1872 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England) and Joseph's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1800 in Greystoke, Cumberland, England).


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Joseph Nicholson's household

Male

Joseph

Nicholson

Head
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Wife
Male

Robert

Nicholson

Son
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Male

Joseph

Nicholson

Son
Male

Wilson

Nicholson

Son
Female

Annie Hannah

Wilson

Stepdaughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Barton, Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nicholson

Head

Married

45

1836

Barton, Westmorland, England

Mary

Nicholson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dacre, Cumberland, England

Robert

Nicholson

Son

Single

14

1867

Morland, Westmorland, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

11

1870

Morland, Westmorland, England

Joseph

Nicholson

Son

Single

9

1872

Greystoke, Cumberland, England

Wilson

Nicholson

Son

Single

1

1880

Greystoke, Cumberland, England

Annie Hannah

Wilson

Stepdaughter

Single

9

1872

Greystoke, Cumberland, England

Mary

Wilson

Mother In Law

Widow

81

1800

Greystoke, Cumberland, England

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