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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1831)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Nelson, born in 1831 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Amy C Nelson, born in 1853 in Maldon, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Emma E (born 1867 in Durham, England), Thomasine E (born 1870 in Durham, England), Andrew B (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Charles D (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John H Westerman, born in 1846 in Durham, England.


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Female

Amy C

Nelson

Wife
Female

Emma E

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Thomasine E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Andrew B

Nelson

Son
Male

Charles D

Nelson

Son
Male

John H

Westerman

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nelson

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Amy C

Nelson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Maldon, Essex, England

Emma E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Thomasine E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Andrew B

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Charles D

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

John H

Westerman

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Durham, England

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