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Household of James Neilson (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Neilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Neilson, born in 1844 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Neilson, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1881 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Andrews, born in 1860 in Ireland.


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James Neilson's household

Male

James

Neilson

Head
Female

Sarah J

Neilson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Neilson

Son
Female

Susan

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Andrews

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Neilson

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Sarah J

Neilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Joseph

Neilson

Son

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Neilson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Andrews

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

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