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Household of George Neilson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassford, Lanarkshire, 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.

George Neilson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Neilson, born in 1845 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Marion Neilson, born in 1850 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Marion (born 1870 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Ireland) and George's Servant, John (born 1863 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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George Neilson's household

Male

George

Neilson

Head
Female

Marion

Neilson

Wife
Female

Marion

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Female

Christina

Neilson

Daughter
Male

George

Neilson

Son
Female

Maggie

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scott

Servant
Male

John

Warnock

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Neilson

Head

Married

36

1845

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Neilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Neilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

-

9

1872

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

-

7

1874

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Neilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Neilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Neilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

John

Warnock

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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