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Household of John Neilson (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

John Neilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Neilson, born in 1837 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Neilson, born in 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ellen (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jemima (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Neilson

Daughter
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Male

David

Neilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Neilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Neilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Neilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Neilson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Neilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Neilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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