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Household of John Nelson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leuchars, Fife, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1842 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Lindsay Nelson, born in 1847 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Lizzie (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Ann Lindsay

Nelson

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Male

Alexander

Nelson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Nelson

Head

Married

39

1842

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Ann Lindsay

Nelson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Nelson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Nelson

Son

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

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