NICHOLSON FAMILY 1851 Census Cumberland

 Joseph Nicholson [born 1830] is listed at  in the 1851 Census at Warwich Bridge,
"Joseph Nicholson aged 20  born  in the parish of Croglin, apprentice", [from Index of Census only]
living in the house of one Joseph OWENS born Hayton, aged 48 joiner and carpenter who employs 3 men.
[Also in this house are Mr OWEN'S wife Jane aged 55,  born Dalston,
daughter Nancy aged 16,
son James aged 12 both of whom were born Warwick Bridge.]

ENUMERATION. DISTRICT No. 16 - CROGLIN Parish. [from film at AIGS}
The whole of the Parish of CROGLIN including the villager of Newbiggin, Cairn Head Field Head and the village of Croglin.
Also Bowerbank, Keepers House and Shepherds House on Coglin Fell.

Newbiggin Village, Cumbria,  Folio [page] 443 Ho 107/2426
[Scroll for full view of census book page, across and down to see]

It shows in Dwelling 18 in the village of Newbiggin (about 5 miles south of  Cumrew):

// ancestors
Joseph Nicholson  Head of Household M [=married] aged 54 Ag lab = farm labourer,
Isabella  Do[ = ditto = Nicholson]  wife  aged 56
Mary Ann Nicholson  daughter aged 27  U[=unmarried] [who later married Joseph Tyson, Ambleside UK]
Henry  Nicholson son aged 14 scholar. [who went to live in Michigan, married Hannah Lang, & had 12 children]

Living in dwelling 20 in the village are
Joseph Hewitson married aged 85 hand loom weaver cotton born Cumrew.

[ Hewitson  probably Joseph Nicholson's mothers brother, yes - Joseph Hewitson is brother of Ann. from Christine July 2007] Ellwood probably related to Isabella - nee Ellwood.  yes - brother of Isabella Thanks to Christine B.  July 2007!
Jane Do       wife   married aged 80, born Hayton
Wm [William] Ellwood unmarried visitor aged 54 Ag lab, born Cumrew, [ brother of Isabella ] Thanks to Christine B.  July 2007!
Daniel Danson? visitor  widower, aged 64 stone mason born Holmcutterll?? all in Cumberland

Birthplace for Joseph Nicholson is Cumberland Lazonby,
Isabella Nicholson  and Mary Ann  Nicholson born Cumrew,
Henry Nicholson born Newbiggin - some of this family  was in this village in the 1841 Census too !

 

Potential relatives  in the 1851 Census for Leith Ward Part 4- Kirkoswald District : Enumeration districts 1-16, check in Index's to see which parish and page they are so you can locate people on in the census film.

HEWITSON Barbara : Christopher : Eliz : Isabella : Jane : Jane Ann : John(2) : Jos(3) : Joshua : Margaret(3) : Mary : Pearson : Thos Wm(3)

ELLWOOD Hodgson : Isabella : John : John : Mark : Mary(3) : Sarah : Thos : Wm(4)

HODGSON Alice : Andrew : Ann(6) : Ann Ellen : Anthony : Barnard : Deborah : Edward : Eliz(4) : Frances : Geo(2) : Grace : Hannah(2) :
Henry : Isaac : Isabella : Jas(2) : Jane(8) : Jane : John(16) : John : Jos(4) : Margaret(6) : Margaret : Mary(8) : Mary(3) : Peter : Peter : Richard :
Robt : Robt : Ruth : Sarah : Sarah : Sarah(4) : Sarah : Solomon : Susannah : Thos(7) : Wm(3

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