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Household of John Nelson (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Nelson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1823 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabel Nelson, born in 1834 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1868 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Rose (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Lilly (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1874 in Peckham, Kent, England) and John (born 1869 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Isabel

Nelson

Wife
Female

Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Rose

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Nelson

Son
Male

John

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Nelson

Head

Married

58

1823

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Isabel

Nelson

Wife

Married

47

1834

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Alice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Rose

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Lilly

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Frank

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Peckham, Kent, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

12

1869

Woolwich, Kent, England

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