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Household of Joseph Nelson (born 1822, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coventry, Warwickshire, 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 1822 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Betsey Nelson, born in 1841 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. They had 1 child; Alfred, born 1874 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Thomas Arklus, born in 1866 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.


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Joseph Nelson's household

Male

Joseph

Nelson

Head
Female

Betsey

Nelson

Wife
Male

Alfred

Nelson

Son
Male

Thomas

Arklus

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nelson

Head

Married

59

1822

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Betsey

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Arklus

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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