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Household of John Nelson (born 1849, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1849 in Wistow, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Hannah Nelson, born in 1854 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Caroline (born 1870 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1873 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1875 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1879 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England) and George Townsley (born 1881 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary Hannah

Nelson

Wife
Female

Caroline

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Anne

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Edith

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Male

George Townsley

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

32

1849

Wistow, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Nelson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Nelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

George Townsley

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

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