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Household of Alfred Nelson (born 1852, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.

Alfred Nelson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Nelson, born in 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Jane S Nelson, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Servant, Mary Moran, born in 1859 in East Indies.


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Alfred Nelson's household

Male

Alfred

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane S

Nelson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Moran

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alfred

Nelson

Head

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane S

Nelson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Nelson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Nelson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Moran

Servant

Married

22

1859

East Indies

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