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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1838, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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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 1838 in Lochgelly, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Nelson, born in 1843 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Paul (born 1864 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Marion (born 1869 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother-In-Law, Marion Gault, born in 1801 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Robert Nelson's household
Robert
Nelson
Head
Isabella
Nelson
Wife
Paul
Nelson
Son
Marion
Nelson
Daughter
Robert
Nelson
Son
John
Nelson
Son
James
Nelson
Son
Marion
Gault
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Nelson | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella | Nelson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Paul | Nelson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Marion | Nelson | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Nelson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Nelson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Nelson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Marion | Gault | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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