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Household of John Neilson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Neilson, born in 1842 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Neilson, born in 1848 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Moses (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Ann

Neilson

Wife
Male

Moses

Neilson

Son
Female

Janet

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Neilson

Son
Female

Mary

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Neilson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Neilson

Head

Married

39

1842

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Neilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Moses

Neilson

Son

-

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Neilson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Neilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Neilson

Son

-

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Neilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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