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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1856, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nelson, born in 1856 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Nelson, born in 1854 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1881 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister, Janet Nelson, born in 1860 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Robert Nelson's household

Male

Robert

Nelson

Head
Female

Margaret J

Nelson

Wife
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Nelson

Sister
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nelson

Head

Married

25

1856

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Nelson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Nelson

Sister

Unmarried

21

1860

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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