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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Robert Nelson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nelson, born in 1828 in , consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Nelson, born in 1830 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Jane (born 1867 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Thomas (born 1872 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, George Kenrich, born in 1850 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.


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Robert Nelson's household

Male

Robert

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane

Nelson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
Male

George

Kenrich

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nelson

Head

Married

53

1828

Scotland

Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Scotland

Alexander

Nelson

Son

Single

17

1864

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

George

Kenrich

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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