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Household of Richard Nilson (born 1813, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Nilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Nilson, born in 1813 in Tarleton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nilson, born in 1815 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1842 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1844 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1846 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, Ellen Bond, born in 1822 in Mellor, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Nilson's household

Male

Richard

Nilson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nilson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Nilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nilson

Son
Male

John

Nilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Bond

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Nilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Nilson

Head

Married

68

1813

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nilson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Nilson

Daughter

Single

39

1842

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Nilson

Son

Single

37

1844

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

John

Nilson

Son

Single

35

1846

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bond

Boarder

Single

59

1822

Mellor, Lancashire, England

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