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Household of Edward Nelson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Edward Nelson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Nelson, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Betty Nelson, born in 1840 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1866 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Sarah E (born 1868 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Edward C (born 1873 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Nelson's household

Male

Edward

Nelson

Head
Female

Betty

Nelson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Edward C

Nelson

Son
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Nelson

Head

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Nelson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Edward C

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

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