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Household of Francis Nelson (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Francis Nelson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Nelson, born in 1844 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Annie Nelson, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Effy (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Francis Nelson's household

Male

Francis

Nelson

Head
Female

Annie

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Female

Effy

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Francis
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Francis

Nelson

Head

Married

37

1844

Preston, Lancashire, England

Annie

Nelson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Effy

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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