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Household of David Nelson (born 1829, Lancashire)

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.

David Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Nelson, born in 1829 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Hannah (born 1856 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1869 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Father In Law, Edward Andrews, born in 1809 in Weymouth, Dorset, England.


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David Nelson's household

Male

David

Nelson

Head
Female

Hannah

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Female

Martha

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Andrews

Father In Law
First name(s) David
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Nelson

Head

Widower

52

1829

Colne, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Nelson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Nelson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Nelson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Andrews

Father In Law

Widower

72

1809

Weymouth, Dorset, England

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