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Household of Joseph Nelson (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Nelson, born in 1823 in , consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 1 grandchild; Ellen J, born 1878 in Tanfield, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother In Law, Bernard (born 1835 in Ireland), Joseph's Step Son, Bernard (born 1857 in Ireland) and Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1827 in Ireland).


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Joseph Nelson's household

Male

Joseph

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Ellen J

Blaney

Grand Daughter
Male

Bernard

Pasney

Brother In Law
Male

Bernard

Haniel

Step Son
Male

John

O Brien

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Nelson

Head

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Ellen J

Blaney

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tanfield, Durham, England

Bernard

Pasney

Brother In Law

Single

46

1835

Ireland

Bernard

Haniel

Step Son

Single

24

1857

Ireland

John

O Brien

Boarder

Single

54

1827

Ireland

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