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Household of Joseph Neilson (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

Joseph Neilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Neilson, born in 1830 in , consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Janet Neilson, born in 1840 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Charles (born 1875 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Janet (born 1877 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Ireland) and Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1837 in Ireland).


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Joseph Neilson's household

Male

Joseph

Neilson

Head
Female

Janet

Neilson

Wife
Male

Charles

Neilson

Son
Female

Janet

Neilson

Daughter
Male

John

Conaghan

Lodger
Male

John

Colligan

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Neilson

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Janet

Neilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Charles

Neilson

Son

-

6

1875

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Neilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Conaghan

Lodger

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

John

Colligan

Lodger

Unmarried

44

1837

Ireland

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