Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John S Nilson (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Nilson and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Nilson, born in 1843 in , consisted of 5 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Mary Nilson, born in 1848 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaretta (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John S Nilson's household

Male

John S

Nilson

Head
Female

Mary

Nilson

Wife
Female

Margaretta

Nilson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Nilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Nilson

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Nilson

Head

Married

38

1843

Sweden

Mary

Nilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaretta

Nilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Nilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John S Nilson in Blythswood in 1881, and follow the Nilson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John S Nilson

We’ve found John S Nilson in 14 family trees. Find out more about John S Nilson's household and view the Nilson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census