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Household of John Nelson (born 1833, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1844 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Helen (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Johan (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, William Murray, born in 1864 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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John Nelson's household
John
Nelson
Head
Mary
Nelson
Wife
Helen
Nelson
Daughter
William
Murray
Step Son
James
Nelson
Son
Peter
Nelson
Son
George
Nelson
Son
Margaret
Nelson
Daughter
Mary
Nelson
Daughter
Johan
Nelson
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Nelson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Nelson | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Nelson | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Murray | Step Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Nelson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Nelson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Nelson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Nelson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Nelson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Johan | Nelson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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