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Household of John Nelson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1841 in Farington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Nelson, born in 1838 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John Thos (born 1864 in Farington, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Farington, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1876 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Farington, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Maria

Nelson

Wife
Male

John Thos

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Nelson

Son
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Male

John

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Farington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

40

1841

Farington, Lancashire, England

Maria

Nelson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Nelson

Son

Single

17

1864

Farington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Farington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Walter

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

James

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

Farington, Lancashire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

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