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Household of Robert Neilson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Robert Neilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Neilson, born in 1846 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Agnes Neilson, born in 1849 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Brown, born in 1862 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Robert Neilson's household

Male

Robert

Neilson

Head
Female

Agnes

Neilson

Wife
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Male

Robert

Neilson

Son
Male

George

Neilson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Neilson

Head

Married

35

1846

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Neilson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Neilson

Son

-

3

1878

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Neilson

Son

-

1

1880

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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