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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1804, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Nelson, born in 1804 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Agnes, born 1849 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son-In-Law, James (born 1848 in Ireland), Robert's Grandson, Robert N (born 1875 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1877 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Agnes W (born 1878 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert's Granddaughter, Elizabeth C (born 1880 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Robert Nelson's household

Male

Robert

Nelson

Head
Female

Agnes

Bradford

Daughter
Male

James

Bradford

Son-In-Law
Male

Robert N

Bradford

Grandson
Female

Jane

Bradford

Granddaughter
Female

Agnes W

Bradford

Granddaughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Bradford

Granddaughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nelson

Head

Widower

77

1804

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Bradford

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Bradford

Son-In-Law

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Robert N

Bradford

Grandson

-

6

1875

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Bradford

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Bradford

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth C

Bradford

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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