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Household of Hird Nelson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Hird Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hird Nelson, born in 1838 in Cononley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Hird was the head of the household, married to Hannah Nelson, born in 1847 in Hebden, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Peter W (born 1875 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Benjamin, born 1866 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Hird's Stepson, Adolphus (born 1869 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Hird's Lodger, Mary (born 1817 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England) and Hird's Lod Daughter, Jane (born 1851 in Hebden, Yorkshire, England).


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Hird Nelson's household

Male

Hird

Nelson

Head
Female

Hannah

Nelson

Wife
Male

Peter W

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Adolphus

Garnett

Stepson
Female

Mary

Stackhouse

Lodger
Female

Jane

Stackhouse

Lod Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Renton

Grand Son
First name(s) Hird
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cononley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hird

Nelson

Head

Married

43

1838

Cononley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Nelson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hebden, Yorkshire, England

Peter W

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Adolphus

Garnett

Stepson

Single

12

1869

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Stackhouse

Lodger

Widow

64

1817

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Stackhouse

Lod Daughter

Single

30

1851

Hebden, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Renton

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

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