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Household of Richard Nelson (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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 1851 in Malton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Fanny Nelson, born in 1846 in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Rebecca (born 1879 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Step Daughter, Ada (born 1868 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Step Daughter, Emma (born 1873 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Step Daughter, Maud (born 1877 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Nelson's household

Male

Richard

Nelson

Head
Female

Fanny

Nelson

Wife
Female

Ada

Gaines

Step Daughter
Female

Emma

Gaines

Step Daughter
Female

Maud

Gaines

Step Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Malton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Nelson

Head

Married

30

1851

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Nelson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rothwell, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Gaines

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Gaines

Step Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Maud

Gaines

Step Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

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