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Household of John Nelson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1838 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1835 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1849 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James (born 1876 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

Joseph

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

James

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

43

1838

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

32

1849

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Nelson

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

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