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Household of David Neilson (born 1851, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yester, 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.

David Neilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Neilson, born in 1851 in Roxburghshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Neilson, born in 1850 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Rachel (born 1869 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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David Neilson's household

Male

David

Neilson

Head
Female

Janet

Neilson

Wife
Female

Rachel

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Neilson

Daughter
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Male

Robert

Neilson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Neilson

Head

Married

30

1851

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Neilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Berwickshire, Scotland

Rachel

Neilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

Neilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

-

2

1879

Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert

Neilson

Son

-

0

1881

Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland

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