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Household of John Nelson (born 1833, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Caistor, Lincolnshire, 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 1833 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lucy Nelson, born in 1839 in Roxby, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; John B (born 1864 in Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Ravensthorpe, Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, Maria (born 1863 in Lincolnshire, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Lucy

Nelson

Wife
Male

John B

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Elsom

Servant
Female

Maria

Walker

Servant
Male

William

Robinson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

48

1833

Lincolnshire, England

Lucy

Nelson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Roxby, Lincolnshire, England

John B

Nelson

Son

Single

17

1864

Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Elsom

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ravensthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Maria

Walker

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lincolnshire, England

William

Robinson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

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