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Household of Henry Nelson (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Henry Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Nelson, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emma M Nelson, born in 1855 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Henry H (born 1879 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Eva (born 1881 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother, Eliza (born 1816 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Henry's Brother, George H (born 1850 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Henry's Sister In Law, Marion (born 1852 in Ireland) and Henry's Servant, Emily (born 1863 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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Henry Nelson's household

Male

Henry

Nelson

Head
Female

Emma M

Nelson

Wife
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Mother
Male

George H

Nelson

Brother
Female

Marion

Nelson

Sister In Law
Male

Henry H

Nelson

Son
Female

Eva

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Spencer

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Nelson

Head

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma M

Nelson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Woolwich, Kent, England

Eliza

Nelson

Mother

Widow

65

1816

City of London, Middlesex, England

George H

Nelson

Brother

Married

31

1850

Plumstead, Kent, England

Marion

Nelson

Sister In Law

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Henry H

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Plumstead, Kent, England

Eva

Nelson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plumstead, Kent, England

Emily

Spencer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Plumstead, Kent, England

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