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Household of John Nelson (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 1845 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christiana Nelson, born in 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Mary M (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Christiana (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Margaret E (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Christiana

Nelson

Wife
Female

Mary M

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
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

36

1845

Sunderland, Durham, England

Christiana

Nelson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary M

Nelson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Christiana

Nelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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