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Household of Porter Nelson (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Porter Nelson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Porter Nelson, born in 1842 in Driffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Porter was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1841 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Kate A (born 1864 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), Harriet E (born 1866 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), Edward M (born 1868 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1870 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur T (born 1877 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Porter Nelson's household

Male

Porter

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Kate A

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Harriet E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Edward M

Nelson

Son
Male

William H

Nelson

Son
Male

Arthur T

Nelson

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Porter

Nelson

Head

Married

39

1842

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Kate A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward M

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

William H

Nelson

Son

Single

11

1870

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur T

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

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