Janet Nelson
Born 1803
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Household of Janet Nelson (born 1830, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.
Janet Nelson and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Nelson, born in 1830 in Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Joseph (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Son-In-Law, Edward Dawson, born in 1859 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
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Janet Nelson's household
Janet
Nelson
Head
Thomas
Nelson
Son
Joseph
Nelson
Son
Isabella
Dawson
Daughter
Edward
Dawson
Son-In-Law
| First name(s) | Janet |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janet | Nelson | Head | Widow | 51 | 1830 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Nelson | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joseph | Nelson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Dawson | Daughter | Married | 24 | 1857 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Edward | Dawson | Son-In-Law | Married | 22 | 1859 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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