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Household of Walter Neilson (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Neilson, born in 1833 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Marion Neilson, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Walter (born 1859 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1859 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1864 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Neilson's household

Male

Walter

Neilson

Head
Female

Marion

Neilson

Wife
Male

Walter

Neilson

Son
Male

Walter

Neilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Neilson

Son
Female

Helen

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Neilson

Head

Married

48

1833

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Neilson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Neilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Neilson

Son

-

10

1871

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Neilson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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