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Household of Jane Nelson (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Jane Nelson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Nelson, born in 1836 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Grace (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Jane Nelson's household

Female

Jane

Nelson

Head
Female

Grace

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Marie

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Nelson

Daughter
Male

William

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Jane
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Nelson

Head

Widow

45

1836

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marie

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Nelson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nelson

Son

-

7

1874

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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