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Household of John Nelson (born 1846, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Nelson, born in 1846 in Stow, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Nelson, born in 1848 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1871 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1879 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Watson, born in 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
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John Nelson's household
John
Nelson
Head
Jessie
Nelson
Wife
Jessie
Nelson
Daughter
Maggie
Nelson
Daughter
Helen
Nelson
Daughter
James
Watson
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Nelson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Nelson | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Nelson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Nelson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Nelson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
James | Watson | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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