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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1819, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Nelson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nelson, born in 1819 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Nelson, born in 1832 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Jane (born 1851 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), James (born 1859 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1861 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), John Thos (born 1864 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Eliza Ann (born 1867 in Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1870 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Peter Whittle, born in 1860 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England.
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Thomas Nelson's household
Thomas
Nelson
Head
Alice
Nelson
Wife
Mary Jane
Nelson
Daughter
James
Nelson
Son
Richard
Nelson
Son
John Thos
Nelson
Son
Eliza Ann
Nelson
Daughter
Alice
Nelson
Daughter
Peter
Whittle
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Farnworth, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Nelson | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Nelson | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Bury, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Jane | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
James | Nelson | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Nelson | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
John Thos | Nelson | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
Eliza Ann | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Lancashire, England | |
Peter | Whittle | Lodger | Single | 21 | 1860 | Little Hulton, Lancashire, England |
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