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Household of Charles Nelson (born 1848, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerwick Parish, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Charles Nelson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Nelson, born in 1848 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Katherine Nelson, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1880 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Mary L (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Helen (born 1825 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Charles's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Charles's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Charles Nelson's household

Male

Charles

Nelson

Head
Female

Katherine

Nelson

Wife
Female

Annie

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Turner

Servant
Female

Mary

Hall

Servant
Female

Helen

Wallace

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Nelson

Head

Married

33

1848

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Katherine

Nelson

Wife

Married

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Nelson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary L

Nelson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Turner

Servant

Unmarried

56

1825

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Hall

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland

Helen

Wallace

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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