Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Ellen Nelson (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Ellen Nelson and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Nelson, born in 1836 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Horatio Tho (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Lucy Ann (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Boarder, Jane Barton, born in 1852 in Withnell, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Ellen Nelson's household

Female

Ellen

Nelson

Head
Male

Horatio Tho

Nelson

Son
Female

Lucy Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Barton

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Nelson

Head

Widow

45

1836

Preston, Lancashire, England

Horatio Tho

Nelson

Son

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lucy Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Barton

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Ellen Nelson in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Nelson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Ellen Nelson

We’ve found Ellen Nelson in 106 family trees. Find out more about Ellen Nelson's household and view the Nelson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census