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Household of Samuel Nelson (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Agnes Nelson, born in 1844 in Harwich, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1869 in Canning Town, Essex, England), John (born 1871 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Jane (born 1872 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Mary (born 1874 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Ann (born 1877 in Malta) and Agnes (born 1879 in Canning Town, Essex, England).


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Samuel Nelson's household

Male

Samuel

Nelson

Head
Female

Agnes

Nelson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Nelson

Son
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Nelson

Head

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Nelson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Harwich, Essex, England

Joseph

Nelson

Son

Single

12

1869

Canning Town, Essex, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

Canning Town, Essex, England

Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Canning Town, Essex, England

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Canning Town, Essex, England

Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Malta

Agnes

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Canning Town, Essex, England

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