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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1852, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nelson, born in 1852 in Lynn, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Nelson, born in 1848 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George William (born 1874 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth Ann (born 1876 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1806 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Joseph (born 1819 in Birmingham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Ellen (born 1814 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Female

Ann

Nelson

Wife
Male

George William

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dawson

Mother In Law
Male

Joseph

Smith

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lynn, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nelson

Head

Married

29

1852

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Ann

Nelson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

George William

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dawson

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Lodger

Married

62

1819

Birmingham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Lodger

Married

67

1814

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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