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Household of Walter Neilson (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Neilson, born in 1836 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Janet Neilson, born in 1838 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1860 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Dugald (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Neilson's household

Male

Walter

Neilson

Head
Female

Janet

Neilson

Wife
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Male

Walter

Neilson

Son
Female

Christina

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Neilson

Son
Female

Jane

Neilson

Daughter
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Male

Dugald

Neilson

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Neilson

Head

Married

45

1836

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Neilson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Neilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Neilson

Son

-

10

1871

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Neilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dugald

Neilson

Son

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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