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Household of John Nelson (born 1847, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1847 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Nelson, born in 1847 in Snaith, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John Weddell (born 1879 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Charles Arthur (born 1880 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and Basil (born 1881 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Rebecca (born 1859 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Scotland), John's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Annie

Nelson

Wife
Male

John Weddell

Nelson

Son
Male

Charles Arthur

Nelson

Son
Male

Basil

Nelson

Son
Female

Rebecca

Townsend

Servant
Female

Jane

Wear

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Morrell

Servant
Male

Thomas

Graham

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Annie

Nelson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Snaith, Yorkshire, England

John Weddell

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Charles Arthur

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Basil

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Rebecca

Townsend

Servant

Single

22

1859

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Jane

Wear

Servant

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Mary Jane

Morrell

Servant

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Graham

Servant

Single

20

1861

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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