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Household of John Nelson (born 1822)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1822 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Nelson, born in 1825 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1865 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes A S (born 1868 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Isabella McDonald, born in 1861 in Duthil, Morayshire, Scotland.


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Agnes

Nelson

Wife
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Female

Agnes A S

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

59

1822

England

Agnes

Nelson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

James

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes A S

Nelson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Duthil, Morayshire, Scotland

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