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Household of Thomas Nelson (born 1825, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1825 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; John Hall (born 1860 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1863 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Nelson's household

Male

Thomas

Nelson

Head
Male

John Hall

Nelson

Son
Female

Maggie

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Susan

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Nelson

Head

Widower

56

1825

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John Hall

Nelson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Nelson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Nelson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Nelson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Nelson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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