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Household of John Nelson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Nelson, born in 1850 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Evelina (born 1870 in Devonport, Devon, England), Beatrice (born 1871 in Devonport, Devon, England), Hyman (born 1872 in Devonport, Devon, England), Alexander (born 1877 in Devonport, Devon, England), Clara (born 1878 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1879 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Agnes (born 1854 in Devonport, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Esther

Nelson

Wife
Female

Evelina

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Hyman

Nelson

Son
Male

Alexander

Nelson

Son
Female

Clara

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Nelson

Son
Female

Agnes

Crocker

Servant
Female

Emma

Bier

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Russia

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

45

1836

Russia

Esther

Nelson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Plymouth, Devon, England

Evelina

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devonport, Devon, England

Beatrice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Devonport, Devon, England

Hyman

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Devonport, Devon, England

Alexander

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Devonport, Devon, England

Clara

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Devonport, Devon, England

Henry

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Devonport, Devon, England

Agnes

Crocker

Servant

Single

27

1854

Devonport, Devon, England

Emma

Bier

Servant

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

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