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Household of Joseph Nelson (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 1816 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1825 in Norden, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Alice (born 1847 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1855 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1858 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England), James Edwd (born 1860 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Nelson's household

Male

Joseph

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Mary Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Nelson

Son
Male

James Edwd

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nelson

Head

Married

65

1816

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Norden, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Nelson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Nelson

Son

Single

23

1858

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

James Edwd

Nelson

Son

Single

21

1860

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Charles

Nelson

Son

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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