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Household of Henry Nelson (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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.

Henry Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Nelson, born in 1833 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1835 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1867 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1869 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Agnes A (born 1871 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1875 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1878 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Apprentice, Thomas Backhouse, born in 1865 in Roose, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Nelson's household

Male

Henry

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Backhouse

Apprentice
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
Male

Edward

Nelson

Son
Female

Agnes A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Sarah E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

George

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Nelson

Head

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Backhouse

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Roose, Lancashire, England

Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

14

1867

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Edward

Nelson

Son

Single

12

1869

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Agnes A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

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