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Household of George Nelson (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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.

George Nelson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Nelson, born in 1831 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1821 in Germany. They had 1 child; Mary A, born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1879 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Son In Law, William Bissell, born in 1857 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, England.


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George Nelson's household

Male

George

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Bissell

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Bissell

Daughter
Male

William

Bissell

Grand Son
Male

George

Bissell

Grand Son
First name(s) George
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Nelson

Head

Married

50

1831

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Germany

William

Bissell

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Halesowen, Worcestershire, England

Mary A

Bissell

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Bissell

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

George

Bissell

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

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