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Household of John Nelson (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 1843 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Gowans Nelson, born in 1846 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Nelson's household

Male

John

Nelson

Head
Female

Gowans

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

Archibald

Nelson

Son
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place 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

38

1843

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gowans

Nelson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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