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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nelson, born in 1846 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Nelson, born in 1850 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1871 in Hessle, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), Sarah A (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1880 in Whitwell, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Nelson's household

Male

Robert

Nelson

Head
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Wife
Female

Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Nelson

Son
Female

Martha

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nelson

Head

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Wife

Married

31

1850

York, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hessle, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

Sarah A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

Arthur

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Whitwell, Yorkshire, England

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