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Household of John S Nelson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 S Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Nelson, born in 1846 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Hannah Nelson, born in 1851 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Ester (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John S's Relative, David Nelson, born in 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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John S Nelson's household

Male

John S

Nelson

Head
Female

Hannah

Nelson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Singleton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Ester

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Male

David

Nelson

Relative
First name(s) John S
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Nelson

Head

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Nelson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Singleton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ester

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

David

Nelson

Relative

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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