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Household of Michael Neilson (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Michael Neilson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Neilson, born in 1847 in , consisted of 9 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Helen Neilson, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1868 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bridget (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Mother-In-Law, Bridget (born 1820 in Ireland), Michael's Brother, Charles (born 1835 in Ireland) and Michael's Brother, James (born 1855 in Ireland).


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Michael Neilson's household

Male

Michael

Neilson

Head
Female

Helen

Neilson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Neilson

Son
Female

Bridget

Graham

Mother-In-Law
Male

Charles

Neilson

Brother
Male

James

Neilson

Brother
First name(s) Michael
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Neilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Helen

Neilson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Catherine

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bridget

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bridget

Graham

Mother-In-Law

Widow

61

1820

Ireland

Charles

Neilson

Brother

Unmarried

46

1835

Ireland

James

Neilson

Brother

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

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