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Household of James Nelson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Richmond, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 1842 in Marrick, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha E Nelson, born in 1851 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1871 in Easby, Yorkshire, England), Thomas G (born 1873 in Easby, Yorkshire, England), Martha A (born 1875 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Skeeby, Yorkshire, England), John Jas (born 1878 in Skeeby, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Skeeby, Yorkshire, England).


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James Nelson's household

Male

James

Nelson

Head
Female

Martha E

Nelson

Wife
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Male

Thomas G

Nelson

Son
Female

Martha A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Nelson

Son
Male

John Jas

Nelson

Son
Male

William

Nelson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Marrick, 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

39

1842

Marrick, Yorkshire, England

Martha E

Nelson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

Easby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas G

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Easby, Yorkshire, England

Martha A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Skeeby, Yorkshire, England

John Jas

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Skeeby, Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Skeeby, Yorkshire, England

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