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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 1837 in Croston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Nelson, born in 1838 in Croston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1858 in Croston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Susan (born 1870 in Croston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Croston, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1874 in Croston, Lancashire, England) and Jane E (born 1876 in Croston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Female

Alice

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Pye

Son
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John H

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane E

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Croston, 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

44

1837

Croston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Nelson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Croston, Lancashire, England

William

Pye

Son

Single

23

1858

Croston, Lancashire, England

James

Nelson

Son

Single

14

1867

Croston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Croston, Lancashire, England

Susan

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Croston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Croston, Lancashire, England

John H

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Croston, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Croston, Lancashire, England

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