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Household of Oratio W Nelson (born 1825, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Oratio W Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oratio W Nelson, born in 1825 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Oratio W was the head of the household, married to Selina H Nelson, born in 1833 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Florence L (born 1858 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England), Grace L (born 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Gertrude A (born 1863 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Herbert H L (born 1865 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Berkley W (born 1869 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England) and Maude E (born 1872 in Hendon, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Oratio W's Servant, Elizabeth Pratt, born in 1859 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England.


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Oratio W Nelson's household

Male

Oratio W

Nelson

Head
Female

Selina H

Nelson

Wife
Female

Florence L

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Grace L

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Herbert H L

Nelson

Son
Male

Berkley W

Nelson

Son
Female

Maude E

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Pratt

Servant
First name(s) Oratio W
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oratio W

Nelson

Head

Married

56

1825

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Selina H

Nelson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Florence L

Nelson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Grace L

Nelson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

Gertrude A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Herbert H L

Nelson

Son

Single

16

1865

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Berkley W

Nelson

Son

Single

12

1869

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Maude E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Pratt

Servant

Single

22

1859

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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