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Household of John Nelson (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1824 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Nelson, born in 1842 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Frank K (born 1867 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Christopher (born 1872 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1876 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1879 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Eleanor

Nelson

Wife
Male

Frank K

Nelson

Son
Male

Christopher

Nelson

Son
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

Richard

Nelson

Son
Male

John

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

57

1824

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Nelson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Frank K

Nelson

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Richard

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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