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Household of Jesse Nelson (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, Lancashire, 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.

Jesse Nelson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jesse Nelson, born in 1821 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Jesse was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1829 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1855 in Marsden, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1860 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1868 in Colne, Lancashire, England).


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Jesse Nelson's household

Male

Jesse

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Nelson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Jesse
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jesse

Nelson

Head

Married

60

1821

Colne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Colne, Lancashire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

26

1855

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Nelson

Son

Single

16

1865

Colne, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Colne, Lancashire, England

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