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Household of Mathew Nelson (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Mathew Nelson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Nelson, born in 1843 in , consisted of 10 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1844 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mathew (born 1872 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Flora (born 1874 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1877 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Boarder, Peter Nelson, born in 1840 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Mathew Nelson's household

Male

Mathew

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Male

Peter

Nelson

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Nelson

Son
Female

Flora

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Mathew

Nelson

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Nelson

Boarder

Unmarried

41

1840

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Nelson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mathew

Nelson

Son

-

9

1872

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Flora

Nelson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Nelson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

-

1

1880

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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