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Household of Henry Nelson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Nelson, born in 1831 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Clara (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florance (born 1879 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Ellen Mansell, born in 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Nelson's household

Male

Henry

Nelson

Head
Female

Clara

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Florance

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mansell

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Henry

Nelson

Head

Widower

50

1831

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Nelson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florance

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Mansell

Servant

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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