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Household of John Nelson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, 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 Mary A Nelson, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Teresa (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Francesca (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John L (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Dorothea (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Ainsley, born in 1821 in Ireland.


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary A

Nelson

Wife
Female

Teresa

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Francesca

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John L

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Dorothea

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ainsley

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Denmark

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

Denmark

Mary A

Nelson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Teresa

Nelson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Francesca

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John L

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Dorothea

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ainsley

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

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