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Household of Nelson Tolson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Tolson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nelson Tolson, born in 1842 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Nelson was the head of the household, married to Mary Tolson, born in 1845 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Hemingway (born 1869 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).


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Nelson Tolson's household

Male

Nelson

Tolson

Head
Female

Mary

Tolson

Wife
Male

Hemingway

Tolson

Son
Male

Walter

Tolson

Son
Male

Robert

Tolson

Son
First name(s) Nelson
Last name Tolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nelson

Tolson

Head

Married

39

1842

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Tolson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Hemingway

Tolson

Son

Single

12

1869

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Tolson

Son

Single

9

1872

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Tolson

Son

Single

1

1880

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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