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Household of Timothy Nelson (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, Lancashire, 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.

Timothy Nelson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Timothy Nelson, born in 1841 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Timothy was the head of the household, married to Ann Nelson, born in 1841 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Timothy (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Betsy (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Hetty (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Timothy's Servant, Eliza Haley, born in 1867 in Shropshire, England.


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Timothy Nelson's household

Male

Timothy

Nelson

Head
Female

Ann

Nelson

Wife
Male

Timothy

Nelson

Son
Male

Samuel

Nelson

Son
Female

Betsy

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Hetty

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Nelson

Son
Female

Eliza

Haley

Servant
First name(s) Timothy
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Timothy

Nelson

Head

Married

40

1841

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Ann

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chester, Cheshire, England

Timothy

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Hetty

Nelson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Haley

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shropshire, England

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