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Household of John Neilson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 1838 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Annie (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew S (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Neilson's household

Male

John

Neilson

Head
Female

Annie

Neilson

Daughter
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Male

Andrew S

Neilson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hamilton, 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

43

1838

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew S

Neilson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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