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Household of John Henry Nelson (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Henry Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Henry Nelson, born in 1845 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Nelson, born in 1853 in Cape, South Africa. They had 3 children; Lancelot Wood (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Florence E (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Rowland H (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Henry's Servant, Ann Maria (born 1839 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), John Henry's Servant, Jane (born 1838 in Scotland), John Henry's Servant, Alice (born 1862 in Bow, Devon, England) and John Henry's Servant, Posena (born 1854 in Ingham, Suffolk, England).


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John Henry Nelson's household

Male

John Henry

Nelson

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Nelson

Wife
Male

Lancelot Wood

Nelson

Son
Female

Florence E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Rowland H

Nelson

Son
Female

Ann Maria

Marlow

Servant
Female

Jane

Dunlop

Servant
Female

Alice

Rowden

Servant
Female

Posena

Foster

Servant
First name(s) John Henry
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Henry

Nelson

Head

Married

36

1845

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Eliza Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cape, South Africa

Lancelot Wood

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Florence E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Rowland H

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Ann Maria

Marlow

Servant

Single

42

1839

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Jane

Dunlop

Servant

Single

43

1838

Scotland

Alice

Rowden

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bow, Devon, England

Posena

Foster

Servant

Single

27

1854

Ingham, Suffolk, England

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