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Household of John Nelson (born 1823, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 1823 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Nelson, born in 1821 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1858 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1860 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1849 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Agnes (born 1876 in England), John's Son-In-Law, John (born 1850 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, James (born 1878 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1879 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Agnes

Nelson

Wife
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Agnes

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Nelson

Granddaughter
Male

John

Jardine

Son-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Jardine

Daughter
Male

James

Jardine

Grandson
Male

John

Jardine

Grandson
Female

Elizabeth

Jardine

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

58

1823

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Nelson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Nelson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

5

1876

England

John

Jardine

Son-In-Law

Married

31

1850

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Jardine

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Jardine

Grandson

-

3

1878

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Jardine

Grandson

-

2

1879

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Jardine

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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