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Household of John Nelson (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nelson, born in 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, James Cameron, born in 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Wife
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Male

Alexander

Nelson

Son
Male

James

Cameron

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Nelson

Head

Married

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nelson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cameron

Grandson

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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