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Household of Alex Nelson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Alex Nelson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Nelson, born in 1848 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Marrion Nelson, born in 1845 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex Nelson's household

Male

Alex

Nelson

Head
Female

Marrion

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Male

James

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Nelson

Head

Married

33

1848

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marrion

Nelson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Nelson

Son

-

10

1871

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Nelson

Son

-

5

1876

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nelson

Son

-

2

1879

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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