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Household of Richard Nelson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire,Derbyshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Nelson, born in 1849 in Belmont, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Nancy Nelson, born in 1850 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, John Nelson, born in 1858 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England.


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Richard Nelson's household

Male

Richard

Nelson

Head
Female

Nancy

Nelson

Wife
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Female

Rachel

Nelson

Daughter
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Male

John

Nelson

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Belmont, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Nelson

Head

Married

32

1849

Belmont, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Nelson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Stockport, Cheshire, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

John

Nelson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

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