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Household of Alexander Nilson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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.
Alexander Nilson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Nilson, born in 1846 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Nilson, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Janet Graham, born in 1866 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Nilson's household
Alexander
Nilson
Head
Mary
Nilson
Wife
Margaret
Nilson
Daughter
Adam
Nilson
Son
Isabella
Nilson
Daughter
Elisabeth
Nilson
Daughter
Mary
Nilson
Daughter
Janet
Graham
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Nilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Nilson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Nilson | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Ireland | |
Margaret | Nilson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Adam | Nilson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Nilson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Nilson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Nilson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Graham | Sister-In-Law | - | 15 | 1866 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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