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Household of John Nelson (born 1815, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1815 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nelson, born in 1819 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Susan (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nurse Child, Edward (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Mrs (born 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Male

Fred

Nelson

Son
Male

Edward

Tandey

Nurse Child
Female

Mrs

Hutchins

Boarder
Male

William

Hutchins

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

66

1815

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Nelson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susan

Nelson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fred

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Tandey

Nurse Child

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mrs

Hutchins

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Hutchins

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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