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Household of John Nelson (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1850 in Oban, Scotland. They had 4 children; Flora (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Agnes (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Flora

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Christina

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Oban, Scotland

Flora

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Agnes

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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