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Household of Robert Nelson (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nelson, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1874 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1876 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Nelson's household

Male

Robert

Nelson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Wife
Female

James

Nelson

Son
Female

Robert

Nelson

Son
Female

Archibald

Nelson

Son
Female

Hugh

Nelson

Son
Male

Agnes

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Nelson

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Margaret

Nelson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

James

Nelson

Son

-

12

1869

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Nelson

Son

-

10

1871

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Nelson

Son

-

7

1874

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Nelson

Son

-

5

1876

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Nelson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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