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Household of Henry Nelson (born 1814, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Nelson, born in 1814 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Louisa (born 1846 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte E (born 1856 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emily A (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Percy (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Alice B (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister, Jane (born 1806 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Servant, Anne (born 1843 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Servant, Mary A (born 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1847 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England) and Henry's Servant, Harriet (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Nelson's household

Male

Henry

Nelson

Head
Female

Louisa

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte E

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Percy

Nelson

Son
Female

Alice B

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Nelson

Sister
Female

Anne

Lazenby

Servant
Female

Mary A

Winter

Servant
Female

Mary

Shaw

Servant
Female

Harriet

Eastwood

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Nelson

Head

Widower

67

1814

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Nelson

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Nelson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Percy

Nelson

Son

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice B

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Nelson

Sister

Single

75

1806

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Lazenby

Servant

Single

38

1843

Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Winter

Servant

Single

43

1838

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Servant

Single

34

1847

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Eastwood

Servant

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

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