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Household of William Nicholson (born 1827, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockermouth, 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.

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 1827 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Nicholson, born in 1829 in Bothel, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1857 in Bothel, Cumberland, England), Mary (born 1860 in Bothel, Cumberland, England), Robina (born 1869 in Bothel, Cumberland, England), Frances (born 1872 in Bothel, Cumberland, England) and Ada Moore (born 1874 in Bothel, Cumberland, England).


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William Nicholson's household

Male

William

Nicholson

Head
Female

Isabella

Nicholson

Wife
Male

William

Nicholson

Son
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Robina

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Ada Moore

Nicholson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Nicholson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nicholson

Head

Married

54

1827

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Isabella

Nicholson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bothel, Cumberland, England

William

Nicholson

Son

Single

24

1857

Bothel, Cumberland, England

Mary

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bothel, Cumberland, England

Robina

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bothel, Cumberland, England

Frances

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bothel, Cumberland, England

Ada Moore

Nicholson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bothel, Cumberland, England

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