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Household of Maxwell Nelson (born 1809, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.
Maxwell Nelson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maxwell Nelson, born in 1809 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Maxwell was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1812 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1839 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Maxwell's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maxwell's Granddaughter, Elisabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Maxwell Nelson's household
Maxwell
Nelson
Head
Mary
Nelson
Wife
Robert
Nelson
Son
Mary
Nelson
Daughter
Margaret
Nelson
Granddaughter
Elisabeth
Nelson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Maxwell |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 72 |
| Birth year | 1809 |
| Birth place | Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maxwell | Nelson | Head | Married | 72 | 1809 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Nelson | Wife | Married | 69 | 1812 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Nelson | Son | Widower | 42 | 1839 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Nelson | Daughter | Married | 38 | 1843 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Nelson | Granddaughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Nelson | Granddaughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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