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Household of Maxwell Nelson (born 1834, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tingwall, Shetland, 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.
Maxwell Nelson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maxwell Nelson, born in 1834 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Maxwell was the head of the household, married to Barbara Nelson, born in 1837 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary A (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Maxwell R (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Maxwell Nelson's household
Maxwell
Nelson
Head
Barbara
Nelson
Wife
Helen
Nelson
Daughter
George
Nelson
Son
James
Nelson
Son
Mary A
Nelson
Daughter
John
Nelson
Son
Maxwell R
Nelson
Son
| First name(s) | Maxwell |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maxwell | Nelson | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Barbara | Nelson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Helen | Nelson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Nelson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Nelson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary A | Nelson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John | Nelson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Maxwell R | Nelson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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