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Household of John Neilson (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 1850 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret N Neilson, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 2 children; George (born 1875 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1858 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Ireland).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Margaret N

Neilson

Wife
Male

George

Neilson

Son
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Male

Hugh

Maguire

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Hullan

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Docherty

Boarder
Male

James

Docherty

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Neilson

Head

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Margaret N

Neilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

George

Neilson

Son

-

6

1875

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Maguire

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Patrick

Hullan

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Samuel

Docherty

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

James

Docherty

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

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