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Household of Eli Nelson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Eli Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Nelson, born in 1833 in Barlow, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nelson, born in 1835 in Gateforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Hambleton, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1860 in Hambleton, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1862 in Hambleton, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1863 in Barlow, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Eli's Servant, John (born 1862 in Hambleton, Yorkshire, England) and Eli's Servant, Walter (born 1865 in Camblesforth, Yorkshire, England).


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Eli Nelson's household

Male

Eli

Nelson

Head
Female

Ellen

Nelson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Female

Hannah

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Firth

Servant
Male

Walter

Welburn

Servant
First name(s) Eli
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Barlow, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Nelson

Head

Married

48

1833

Barlow, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Nelson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Gateforth, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

23

1858

Hambleton, Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

21

1860

Hambleton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Nelson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hambleton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Barlow, Yorkshire, England

John

Firth

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hambleton, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Welburn

Servant

Single

16

1865

Camblesforth, Yorkshire, England

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