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Household of Joseph Nelson (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nelson, born in 1847 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Harriett Nelson, born in 1856 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Priscilla (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Nelson's household

Male

Joseph

Nelson

Head
Female

Harriett

Nelson

Wife
Female

Priscilla

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

Chatham, Kent, England

Harriett

Nelson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Woolwich, Kent, England

Priscilla

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emily

Nelson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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