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Household of Hugh Nelson (born 1839, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Hugh Nelson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Nelson, born in 1839 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1841 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), William (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).


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Hugh Nelson's household

Male

Hugh

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Nelson

Head

Married

42

1839

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

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