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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sedbergh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1838 in Dent, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nancy Nelson, born in 1841 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Joseph H (born 1876 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Agnes A (born 1878 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas E (born 1879 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Female

Nancy

Nelson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Nelson

Son
Female

Agnes A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Nelson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dent, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nelson

Head

Married

43

1838

Dent, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Nelson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Joseph H

Nelson

Son

Single

5

1876

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Agnes A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Thomas E

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

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