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 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1830 in Plumbley, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nelson, born in 1838 in Grantley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1863 in Plumbley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1866 in Plumbley, Yorkshire, England), Ida (born 1871 in Plumbley, Yorkshire, England) and John E (born 1874 in Plumbley, Yorkshire, 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

Margaret

Nelson

Wife
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Female

Ida

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John E

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Plumbley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

51

1830

Plumbley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Nelson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Grantley, Yorkshire, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

18

1863

Plumbley, Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

15

1866

Plumbley, Yorkshire, England

Ida

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plumbley, Yorkshire, England

John E

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Plumbley, Yorkshire, 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 Ripon 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 403 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