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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1847 in Bill Quay, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rose H Nelson, born in 1849 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John W (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Enoch (born 1870 in Scotland), Eliza J (born 1872 in Horton, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Rose H (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Female

Rose H

Nelson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John W

Nelson

Son
Male

Enoch

Nelson

Son
Female

Eliza J

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Rose H

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bill Quay, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

Bill Quay, Durham, England

Rose H

Nelson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Isabella

Nelson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

John W

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

Enoch

Nelson

Son

Single

11

1870

Scotland

Eliza J

Nelson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Horton, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Rose H

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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