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Household of John Nelson (born 1822, Kent)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1822 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1824 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1844 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Ernest (born 1862 in Chatham, Kent, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England) and John (born 1868 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Grand Son
Male

Ernest

Nelson

Son
Male

John

Nelson

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

59

1822

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

37

1844

Chatham, Kent, England

Thomas

Nelson

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

Ernest

Nelson

Son

Single

19

1862

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Nelson

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Chatham, Kent, England

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