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Household of James Nelson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Nelson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Nelson's household

Male

James

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Nelson

Son
Male

Patrick

Malone

Boarder
Male

John

Deally

Boarder
Male

John

Barrett

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Malone

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Deally

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Barrett

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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