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Household of Thomas Cross Nelson (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Thomas Cross Nelson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cross Nelson, born in 1846 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas Cross was the head of the household, married to Ellen C Nelson, born in 1850 in Lathom, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James Arnold (born 1871 in Lathom, Lancashire, England), Jane Cross (born 1874 in Lathom, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Reynolds (born 1877 in Lathom, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas Cross's Servant, Jane Hesketh, born in 1866 in Lathom, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Cross Nelson's household

Male

Thomas Cross

Nelson

Head
Female

Ellen C

Nelson

Wife
Male

James Arnold

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane Cross

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas Reynolds

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Hesketh

Servant
First name(s) Thomas Cross
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas Cross

Nelson

Head

Married

35

1846

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Ellen C

Nelson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lathom, Lancashire, England

James Arnold

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Jane Cross

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Thomas Reynolds

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Lathom, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hesketh

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lathom, Lancashire, England

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