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Household of David Nelson (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Nelson, born in 1833 in Newburgh, Fife, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh R (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Nelson's household

Male

David

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

David

Nelson

Son
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

Hugh R

Nelson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Nelson

Head

Married

48

1833

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Nelson

Son

-

15

1866

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nelson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh R

Nelson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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