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Household of John Nanson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

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 Nanson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nanson, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Beatrice M Nanson, born in 1843 in Australia. They had 5 children; John G (born 1872 in Middlesex, England), Ellen B (born 1873 in Middlesex, England), Ethel M (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), Geoffrey A (born 1876 in Notting Hill, Middlesex, England) and Dorothy H (born 1878 in Notting Hill, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Stepson, Walker J H (born 1867 in Middlesex, England), John's Lady Comp, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Eliza (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Guernsey, Channel Islands) and John's Servant, Clara (born 1862 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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John Nanson's household

Male

John

Nanson

Head
Female

Beatrice M

Nanson

Wife
Male

Walker J H

Carwardine

Stepson
Male

John G

Nanson

Son
Female

Ellen B

Nanson

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Nanson

Daughter
Male

Geoffrey A

Nanson

Son
Female

Dorothy H

Nanson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cardwell

Lady Comp
Female

Eliza

Quantrell

Servant
Female

Emily

Burgen

Servant
Female

Clara

Allerton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nanson

Head

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice M

Nanson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Australia

Walker J H

Carwardine

Stepson

Single

14

1867

Middlesex, England

John G

Nanson

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Ellen B

Nanson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Ethel M

Nanson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Geoffrey A

Nanson

Son

Single

5

1876

Notting Hill, Middlesex, England

Dorothy H

Nanson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Notting Hill, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Cardwell

Lady Comp

Single

37

1844

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Quantrell

Servant

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emily

Burgen

Servant

Single

20

1861

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Clara

Allerton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stratford, Essex, England

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