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Household of John Nelson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 1839 in Newton on Ouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Nelson, born in 1844 in Stanhope, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1866 in Heighington, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Heighington, Durham, England), George Albert (born 1871 in Darlington, Durham, England), Deborah Ann (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), John Thomas (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), Emily (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Male

George Albert

Nelson

Son
Female

Deborah Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Nelson

Son
Female

Emily

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newton on Ouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

42

1839

Newton on Ouse, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stanhope, Durham, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

15

1866

Heighington, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Heighington, Durham, England

George Albert

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

Darlington, Durham, England

Deborah Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

John Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

Emily

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Darlington, Durham, England

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