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Household of James C Nelson (born 1821, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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.

James C Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James C Nelson, born in 1821 in Chadwell, Essex, consisted of 9 members. James C was the head of the household, married to Katherine Nelson, born in 1829 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Grace (born 1861 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Amy (born 1859 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1860 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England) and Crighton (born 1862 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James C's Servant, Charlotte L (born 1857 in Cherhill, Wiltshire, England), James C's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Devon, England) and James C's Servant, Clara E (born 1851 in Harefield, Middlesex, England).


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James C Nelson's household

Male

James C

Nelson

Head
Female

Katherine

Nelson

Wife
Female

Grace

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Amy

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Crighton

Nelson

Son
Female

Charlotte L

Scott

Servant
Female

Sarah

Lansdowne

Servant
Female

Clara E

Hicks

Servant
First name(s) James C
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Chadwell, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James C

Nelson

Head

Married

60

1821

Chadwell, Essex, England

Katherine

Nelson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Grace

Nelson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Amy

Nelson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Edith

Nelson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England

Crighton

Nelson

Son

Single

19

1862

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Charlotte L

Scott

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cherhill, Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Lansdowne

Servant

Single

22

1859

Devon, England

Clara E

Hicks

Servant

Single

30

1851

Harefield, Middlesex, England

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