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Household of Richard Nelson (born 1844, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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.

Richard Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Nelson, born in 1844 in Windermere, Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary A Nelson, born in 1840 in Winkfield, Berkshire, England. They had 5 children; Richard J (born 1873 in St George's, Middlesex, England), William E (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), John H (born 1876 in Middlesex, England), Frederick J (born 1878 in Middlesex, England) and Ernest E (born 1880 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Ellen C (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Richard's Lodger, Eliza (born 1810 in Elmstead, Essex, England).


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Richard Nelson's household

Male

Richard

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary A

Nelson

Wife
Male

Richard J

Nelson

Son
Male

William E

Nelson

Son
Male

John H

Nelson

Son
Male

Frederick J

Nelson

Son
Male

Ernest E

Nelson

Son
Female

Ellen C

Stevens

Servant
Female

Eliza

Burgess

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Windermere, Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Nelson

Head

Married

37

1844

Windermere, Westmorland, England

Mary A

Nelson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Winkfield, Berkshire, England

Richard J

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

St George's, Middlesex, England

William E

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

John H

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Frederick J

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlesex, England

Ernest E

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

Ellen C

Stevens

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Burgess

Lodger

Widow

71

1810

Elmstead, Essex, England

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