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Household of John Neilson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stonehouse, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Neilson, born in 1847 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Neilson, born in 1851 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann Thomson (born 1875 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary Glen (born 1880 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Robert (born 1833 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Alexander (born 1860 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Maggie

Neilson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
Female

William

Neilson

Son
Female

Ann Thomson

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Mary Glen

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Walker

Lodger
Male

Alexander

Walker

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Neilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Neilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

8

1873

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann Thomson

Neilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Neilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Glen

Neilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Walker

Lodger

Widower

48

1833

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Walker

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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