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Household of John Nelson (born 1829, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1829 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Nelson, born in 1830 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 7 children; Sarah Jane (born 1859 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), William (born 1861 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), Alice (born 1863 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), George (born 1868 in Crook, Westmorland, England), Isaac (born 1871 in Crook, Westmorland, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1873 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1876 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Nancy

Nelson

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Female

Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Male

Isaac

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

52

1829

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Nancy

Nelson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Sarah Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Kendal, Westmorland, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

20

1861

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Alice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kendal, Westmorland, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

Crook, Westmorland, England

Isaac

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

Crook, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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