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Household of John Neilson (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Neilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Neilson, born in 1850 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Neilson, born in 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), Christina (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Neilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Female

Christina

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Neilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sweden

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Neilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Sweden

Margaret

Neilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Neilson

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Christina

Neilson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Neilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

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