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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Nelson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nelson, born in 1827 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Jesse C (born 1865 in Jersey, Channel Islands), William R (born 1867 in Jersey, Channel Islands), Thomas (born 1868 in Jersey, Channel Islands), Ada R (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elenor E (born 1875 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Ernest E (born 1877 in Neston, Cheshire, England) and Cyril V (born 1878 in Neston, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary A Sudlow, born in 1865 in Neston, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Female

Jesse C

Nelson

Daughter
Male

William R

Nelson

Son
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
Female

Ada R

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elenor E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Ernest E

Nelson

Son
Male

Cyril V

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary A

Sudlow

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nelson

Head

Married

54

1827

Scotland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Jesse C

Nelson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Jersey, Channel Islands

William R

Nelson

Son

Single

14

1867

Jersey, Channel Islands

Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

Jersey, Channel Islands

Ada R

Nelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elenor E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Neston, Cheshire, England

Ernest E

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Neston, Cheshire, England

Cyril V

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Neston, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Sudlow

Servant

Single

16

1865

Neston, Cheshire, England

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