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Household of Charles Nelson (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Charles Nelson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Nelson, born in 1852 in Wistow, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nelson, born in 1853 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John H (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Boarder, Christopher Spencer, born in 1861 in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England.


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Charles Nelson's household

Male

Charles

Nelson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nelson

Wife
Male

John H

Nelson

Son
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

Arthur

Nelson

Son
Male

Christopher

Spencer

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Nelson

Head

Married

29

1852

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nelson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John H

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Spencer

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Stillingfleet, Yorkshire, England

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