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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1832, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nelson, born in 1832 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1843 in Penruddock, Cumberland, England. They had 6 children; Dinah J (born 1869 in Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England), Thomas W (born 1872 in Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England), George Elliot (born 1874 in Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England), Arabelle E (born 1875 in Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England), Annie D (born 1877 in Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret E (born 1880 in Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Dinah J

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Nelson

Son
Male

George Elliot

Nelson

Son
Female

Arabelle E

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Annie D

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nelson

Head

Married

49

1832

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Penruddock, Cumberland, England

Dinah J

Nelson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England

Thomas W

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England

George Elliot

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England

Arabelle E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England

Annie D

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Priest Hutton, Lancashire, England

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