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Household of Edward Nelson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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.

Edward Nelson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Nelson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary B Nelson, born in 1850 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jennet (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Edward Nelson's household

Male

Edward

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary B

Nelson

Wife
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Jennet

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
Female

Maggie

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

-

Mary B

Nelson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jennet

Nelson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Nelson

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Nelson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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