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Household of John Neilson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 1845 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Neilson, born in 1837 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Archibald (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Brother, James (born 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Neilson

Wife
Male

Archibald

Currie

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Male

Andrew

Neilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Neisbet

Granddaughter
Male

James

Neilson

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place 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

36

1845

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Neilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Currie

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Neilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Neilson

Son

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Neisbet

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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