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Household of Samuel Nelson (born 1843, Down)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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.

Samuel Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Nelson, born in 1843 in Down, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1841 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in -), Charles (born 1874 in United States), Mary A (born 1876 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and Mayel (born 1880 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Mary Leason, born in 1861 in Sussex, England.


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Samuel Nelson's household

Male

Samuel

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Male

Charles

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary A

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mayel

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Leason

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Down, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Nelson

Head

Married

38

1843

Down, Ireland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

James

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

-

Charles

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

United States

Mary A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Eliza

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hastings, Sussex, England

Mayel

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hastings, Sussex, England

Mary

Leason

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sussex, England

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