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Household of Sarah Nelson (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Nelson, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Sister, Jessie (born 1848 in Ireland), Sarah's Sister, Mary J (born 1842 in Ireland), Sarah's Nephew, John (born 1864 in Ireland), Sarah's Nephew, Robert (born 1866 in Ireland), Sarah's Niece, Mary Jean (born 1869 in Ireland), Sarah's Nephew, Samuel (born 1871 in Belfast) and Sarah's Boarder, Frederick (born 1856 in Belfast).


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Sarah Nelson's household

Female

Sarah

Nelson

Head
Female

Jessie

Nelson

Sister
Female

Mary J

Purvis

Sister
Male

John

Purvis

Nephew
Male

Robert

Purvis

Nephew
Female

Mary Jean

Purvis

Niece
Male

Samuel

Purvis

Nephew
Male

Frederick

Vernon

Boarder
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Nelson

Head

Single

36

1845

Ireland

Jessie

Nelson

Sister

Single

33

1848

Ireland

Mary J

Purvis

Sister

-

39

1842

Ireland

John

Purvis

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Ireland

Robert

Purvis

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Mary Jean

Purvis

Niece

Single

12

1869

Ireland

Samuel

Purvis

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Belfast

Frederick

Vernon

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Belfast

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