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Household of Digby Nelson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Digby Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Digby Nelson, born in 1838 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Digby was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Jane E (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Annie L (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Robert Robertson (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Digby (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Horatio (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Frederick (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Digby's Servent, Mary Mc Mann, born in 1861 in Jarrow, Durham, England.


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Digby Nelson's household

Male

Digby

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Female

Jane E

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Annie L

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Robert Robertson

Nelson

Son
Male

Digby

Nelson

Son
Male

Horatio

Nelson

Son
Male

Frederick

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Mc Mann

Servent
First name(s) Digby
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Digby

Nelson

Head

Married

43

1838

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Annie L

Nelson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert Robertson

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Digby

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Horatio

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frederick

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Mc Mann

Servent

Single

20

1861

Jarrow, Durham, England

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