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Household of Joseph Nelson (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1818 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1841 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Joseph (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Ann (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Nelson's household

Male

Joseph

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Robinson

Boarder
Female

Ann

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nelson

Head

Married

63

1818

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Robinson

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Brown

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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