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Household of Sarah Nelson (born 1836, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

Sarah Nelson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Nelson, born in 1836 in Warwick, Warwickshire, consisted of 4 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Harry Irons, born 1861 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Boarder, Ruth (born 1864 in Great Bridge, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah's Lodger, Thomas (born 1855 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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Sarah Nelson's household

Female

Sarah

Nelson

Head
Male

Harry Irons

Nelson

Son
Female

Ruth

Thomas

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Houghton

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Nelson

Head

Widow

45

1836

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Harry Irons

Nelson

Son

Single

20

1861

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Ruth

Thomas

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Great Bridge, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Houghton

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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