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Household of Walter Neilson (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Walter Neilson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Neilson, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Neilson, born in 1842 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Walter A (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella R (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes J (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Cecilia K (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Walter's Boarder, William (born 1839 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Walter Neilson's household

Male

Walter

Neilson

Head
Female

Cecilia

Neilson

Wife
Male

Walter A

Neilson

Son
Female

Isabella R

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes J

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Cecilia K

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

McGinty

Servant
Male

William

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Neilson

Head

Married

40

1841

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Neilson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Walter A

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella R

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes J

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia K

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McGinty

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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