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Household of Richard Nelson (born 1841, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.
Richard Nelson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Nelson, born in 1841 in Melling, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nelson, born in 1838 in Farnham, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1875 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England), Willain (born 1879 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Martha Edwards, born in 1802 in Flintshire, Wales.
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Richard Nelson's household
Richard
Nelson
Head
Sarah
Nelson
Wife
Richard
Nelson
Son
Elizabeth
Nelson
Daughter
Willain
Nelson
Son
Fred
Nelson
Son
Martha
Edwards
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Melling, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Nelson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Melling, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Nelson | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Farnham, Hampshire, England | |
Richard | Nelson | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Steeton, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Steeton, Yorkshire, England | |
Willain | Nelson | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Steeton, Yorkshire, England | |
Fred | Nelson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Steeton, Yorkshire, England | |
Martha | Edwards | Mother In Law | Widow | 79 | 1802 | Flintshire, Wales |
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