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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nelson, born in 1831 in Folkton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1841 in Malton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; R A (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), L (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and G (born 1872 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Ann (born 1806 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Arthur (born 1847 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Richard (born 1846 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Edmond (born 1857 in Scarborough, Nottinghamshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Eliza (born 1850 in Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife
Female

R A

Nelson

Daughter
Female

L

Nelson

Daughter
Male

G

Nelson

Son
Female

Ann

Gray

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Hutchinson

Lodger
Male

Richard

Anderson

Lodger
Male

Edmond

Jacques

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Jacques

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Folkton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nelson

Head

Married

50

1831

Folkton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Malton, Yorkshire, England

R A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

L

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

G

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Gray

Boarder

Widow

75

1806

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Hutchinson

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Richard

Anderson

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Edmond

Jacques

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Scarborough, Nottinghamshire, England

Eliza

Jacques

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

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