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Household of Moses Nelson (born 1828, Stirlingshire)

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.

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 1828 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Nelson, born in 1832 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Philis (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Moses (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Moses Nelson's household

Male

Moses

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Nelson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Philis

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Moses

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Moses
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Nelson

Head

Married

53

1828

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Nelson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Whiteinch, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Philis

Nelson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Moses

Nelson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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