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Household of John Nelson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thorne, Lincolnshire, 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 1840 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Nelson, born in 1842 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Wroot, Lincolnshire, England), Blanch (born 1871 in Wroot, Lincolnshire, England), Lucy Eliza (born 1874 in Wroot, Lincolnshire, England), Amelia Hannah (born 1878 in Wroot, Lincolnshire, England) and John William (born 1880 in Wroot, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Blanch

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Lucy Eliza

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Amelia Hannah

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John William

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wroot, Lincolnshire, England

Blanch

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wroot, Lincolnshire, England

Lucy Eliza

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wroot, Lincolnshire, England

Amelia Hannah

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wroot, Lincolnshire, England

John William

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Wroot, Lincolnshire, England

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