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Household of David Nelson (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

David Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Nelson, born in 1828 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Nelson, born in 1826 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1858 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Rhoda (born 1871 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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David Nelson's household

Male

David

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane

Nelson

Wife
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Martha

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
Female

Rhoda

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Nelson

Head

Married

53

1828

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Nelson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Nelson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

12

1869

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Rhoda

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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