Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Nelson (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1832 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary D Nelson, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur S (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Walter P (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Charles L (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary D

Nelson

Wife
Male

Arthur S

Nelson

Son
Male

Walter P

Nelson

Son
Male

Charles L

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

49

1832

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary D

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Arthur S

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Walter P

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Charles L

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Nelson in Prescot in 1881, and follow the Nelson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Nelson

We’ve found John Nelson in 439 family trees. Find out more about John Nelson's household and view the Nelson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census