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Household of John Neilson (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Neilson, born in 1825 in Barony, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Jeannie (born 1861 in Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), David (born 1862 in Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Jennie (born 1867 in Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Aunt, Elizabeth (born 1823 in Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Jeannie

Neilson

Daughter
Male

David

Neilson

Son
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Female

Jennie

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Carrol

Aunt
Male

John

Munro

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Neilson

Head

Widower

56

1825

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

David

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jennie

Neilson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Carrol

Aunt

Widow

58

1823

Dunbar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Munro

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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