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Household of Nelson Obson (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Nelson Obson and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nelson Obson, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 2 members. Nelson was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household was Nelson's -, Mary Anson, born in 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Nelson Obson's household

Male

Nelson

Obson

Head
Female

Mary

Anson

-
First name(s) Nelson
Last name Obson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nelson

Obson

Head

Single

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Anson

-

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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