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Household of James Nelson (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, 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.

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 1837 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nelson, born in 1835 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1863 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1868 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Seth (born 1870 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and Fred B (born 1872 in Morley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary (born 1810 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and James's Niece, Alice (born 1869 in Trawden, Yorkshire, England).


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James Nelson's household

Male

James

Nelson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Male

Seth

Nelson

Son
Male

Fred B

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Mother
Female

Alice

Nelson

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nelson

Head

Married

44

1837

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nelson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

18

1863

Morley, Yorkshire, England

James

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Seth

Nelson

Son

Single

11

1870

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Fred B

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Nelson

Niece

Single

12

1869

Trawden, Yorkshire, England

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