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Household of James Nelson (born 1834, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nelson, born in 1834 in Brough, Westmorland, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Nelson, born in 1841 in Barton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), John Thomas (born 1873 in Woodland, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Woodland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Woodland, Durham, England).


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James Nelson's household

Male

James

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Nelson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Nelson

Son
Female

Hannah

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Brough, Westmorland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nelson

Head

Married

47

1834

Brough, Westmorland, England

Mary Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Barton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

John Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Woodland, Durham, England

Hannah

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woodland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Woodland, Durham, England

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