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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

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 1849 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Caroline Nelson, born in 1854 in Honley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William S (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister In Law, Emily Sanderson, born in 1855 in Honley, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Nelson's household

Male

Robert

Nelson

Head
Female

Caroline

Nelson

Wife
Male

William S

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Fred

Nelson

Son
Female

Emily

Sanderson

Sister In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nelson

Head

Married

32

1849

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Nelson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Honley, Yorkshire, England

William S

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Fred

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Emily

Sanderson

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Honley, Yorkshire, England

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