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Household of Janet Nelson (born 1813)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northallerton, 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.

Janet Nelson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Nelson, born in 1813 in , consisted of 7 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Robert, born 1851 in Scotland. She had 2 grandchildren; Mary E (born 1875 in Ellerbeck, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1855 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Daughter In Law, Jane (born 1849 in Over Silton, Yorkshire, England), Janet's Cousin, John (born 1835 in Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Aron (born 1866 in Durham, England).


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Janet Nelson's household

Female

Janet

Nelson

Head
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary E

Nelson

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Nelson

Grand Son
Male

John

Currie

Cousin
Male

Aron

Wright

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Nelson

Head

Widow

68

1813

Scotland

Robert

Nelson

Son

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Jane

Nelson

Daughter In Law

Married

32

1849

Over Silton, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Nelson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ellerbeck, Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Grand Son

Single

26

1855

Scotland

John

Currie

Cousin

Widower

46

1835

Scotland

Aron

Wright

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

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