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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nelson, born in 1843 in Maunby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1844 in East Cowton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Selina (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth H (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), John Robert (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Sherburn, Durham, England) and Arnold H (born 1880 in Sherburn, Durham, England).


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Robert Nelson's household

Male

Robert

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Selina

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John Robert

Nelson

Son
Male

Walter

Nelson

Son
Male

Herbert

Nelson

Son
Male

Arnold H

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Maunby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nelson

Head

Married

38

1843

Maunby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

37

1844

East Cowton, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth H

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

John Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Walter

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sherburn, Durham, England

Arnold H

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sherburn, Durham, England

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