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Household of Joseph Nelson (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nelson, born in 1847 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Nelson, born in 1854 in Wapping, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Amelia (born 1867 in St George's), Charles (born 1871 in St George's), Catherine (born 1870 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Hellenor (born 1875 in St George's, Middlesex, England) and John J (born 1877 in St George's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Ellinor Heatington, born in 1820 in Chertsey, Surrey, England.


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Joseph Nelson's household

Male

Joseph

Nelson

Head
Female

Catherine

Nelson

Wife
Female

Amelia

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Nelson

Son
Female

Catherine

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Hellenor

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John J

Nelson

Son
Female

Ellinor

Heatington

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Catherine

Nelson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Nelson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St George's

Charles

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

St George's

Catherine

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Hellenor

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St George's, Middlesex, England

John J

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

St George's, Middlesex, England

Ellinor

Heatington

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Chertsey, Surrey, England

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