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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1844, Antrim)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westhampnett, Sussex, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nelson, born in 1844 in Belfast, Antrim, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1854 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; William J C, born 1880 in Felpham, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, John C Weston, born in 1860 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.


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Robert Nelson's household

Male

Robert

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Male

William J C

Nelson

Son
Male

John C

Weston

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nelson

Head

Married

37

1844

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

William J C

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Felpham, Sussex, England

John C

Weston

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

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