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Household of James Nelson (born 1855, Norfolk)

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 Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nelson, born in 1855 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1855 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1880 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder Head, Richard (born 1844 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1867 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1868 in Westminster, Middlesex, England) and James's Boarder, Alice (born 1872 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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James Nelson's household

Male

James

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Male

Arthur

Nelson

Son
Male

Richard

Adlington

Boarder Head
Male

Charles

Adlington

Boarder
Male

Robert

Adlington

Boarder
Female

Alice

Adlington

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nelson

Head

Married

26

1855

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Westminster, Middlesex, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Richard

Adlington

Boarder Head

Widower

37

1844

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Charles

Adlington

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Robert

Adlington

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Alice

Adlington

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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