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Household of David Nelson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 Nelson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Nelson, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1848 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Nelson's household

Male

David

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Male

William

Nelson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Nelson

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Nelson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nelson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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