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Household of Henry Nelson (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Nelson, born in 1847 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1852 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Henry (born - in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Henry Nelson's household

Male

Henry

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Male

Andrew

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Nelson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Nelson

Son

-

10

1871

Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Nelson

Son

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

Nelson

Son

-

-

-

Midlothian, Scotland

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