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Household of George Nelson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

George Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Nelson, born in 1849 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Nelson, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Clara (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), David (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Leonard (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1817 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and George's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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George Nelson's household

Male

George

Nelson

Head
Female

Sarah J

Nelson

Wife
Female

Clara

Nelson

Daughter
Male

David

Nelson

Son
Male

Leonard

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Marsh

Mother In Law
Female

Margaret

Lowe

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Nelson

Head

Married

32

1849

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Nelson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Nelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Marsh

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lowe

Servant

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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