Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Nelson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nelson, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Isabella Nelson, born in 1842 in Ellington, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth Annie (born 1870 in United States), John (born 1871 in United States) and Mary Jane (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Nelson's household

Male

Joseph

Nelson

Head
Female

Isabella

Nelson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Annie

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nelson

Head

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Nelson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ellington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Annie

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

United States

John

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

United States

Mary Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Nelson in Weardale in 1881, and follow the Nelson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Nelson

We’ve found Joseph Nelson in 137 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Nelson's household and view the Nelson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census