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Household of Peter Nelson (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Peter Nelson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Nelson, born in 1848 in , consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Catherine McPherson, born in 1855 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 1 child; Lilly Carno, born 1879 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Brother-In-Law, Alexander McPerson, born in 1852 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Peter Nelson's household

Male

Peter

Nelson

Head
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Wife
Female

Lilly Carno

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPerson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place -

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Nelson

Head

Married

33

1848

-

Catherine

McPherson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Lilly Carno

Nelson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

McPerson

Brother-In-Law

Widower

29

1852

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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