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Household of Moses Nelson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Moses Nelson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Nelson, born in 1843 in Cononley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Martha Nelson, born in 1852 in East Marton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1875 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Margaret A (born 1876 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1880 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Moses's Lodger, William Horner, born in 1837 in Denham, Yorkshire, England.


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Moses Nelson's household

Male

Moses

Nelson

Head
Female

Martha

Nelson

Wife
Male

John W

Nelson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

William

Horner

Lodger
First name(s) Moses
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cononley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Nelson

Head

Married

38

1843

Cononley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Nelson

Wife

Married

29

1852

East Marton, Yorkshire, England

John W

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

William

Horner

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Denham, Yorkshire, England

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