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Household of John Nelson (born 1827, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1827 in Croydon, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nelson, born in 1832 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1855 in India), George (born 1865 in New Zealand), Mary Ann (born 1863 in India), Reuben (born 1868 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Caroline (born 1871 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Walter (born 1854 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Kate (born 1859 in Cliffe, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Maidstone, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Alice (born 1858 in Devon, England), John's Lodger, Rachael (born 1827 in Chatham, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Walter (born 1868 in Chatham, Kent, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1860 in Chatham, Kent, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1863 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Wife
Male

Henry

Nelson

Son
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Reuben

Nelson

Son
Female

Caroline

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Nye

Lodger
Female

Kate

Simmonds

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Coppin

Lodger
Female

Alice

Gilbert

Lodger
Female

Rachael

Wybrow

Lodger
Male

Walter

Wybrow

Lodger
Male

George

Wybrow

Lodger
Male

John

Wybrow

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Croydon, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

54

1827

Croydon, Cambridgeshire, England

Margaret

Nelson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Henry

Nelson

Son

Single

26

1855

India

George

Nelson

Son

Single

16

1865

New Zealand

Mary Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

India

Reuben

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

Chatham, Kent, England

Caroline

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chatham, Kent, England

Walter

Nye

Lodger

Single

27

1854

London, Middlesex, England

Kate

Simmonds

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Cliffe, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Coppin

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Maidstone, Kent, England

Alice

Gilbert

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Devon, England

Rachael

Wybrow

Lodger

Widow

54

1827

Chatham, Kent, England

Walter

Wybrow

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Chatham, Kent, England

George

Wybrow

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Wybrow

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Chatham, Kent, England

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