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Household of Hugh Nelson (born 1839, 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.

Hugh Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Nelson, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Ann Nelson, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; An (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Hugh (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Jacob (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Mother, Ann Nelson, born in 1806 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Hugh Nelson's household

Male

Hugh

Nelson

Head
Female

Ann

Nelson

Wife
Female

An

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Nelson

Son
Female

Lucy

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Nelson

Son
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Ann

Nelson

Mother
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Nelson

Head

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Nelson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

An

Nelson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hugh

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jacob

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Nelson

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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