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Household of William D Neilson (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

William D Neilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William D Neilson, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William D was the head of the household, married to Janet A Neilson, born in 1859 in -. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William D's Grandfather, John Neilson, born in 1816 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William D Neilson's household

Male

William D

Neilson

Head
Female

Janet A

Neilson

Wife
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Male

Hugh

Neilson

Son
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Male

John

Neilson

Grandfather
First name(s) William D
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William D

Neilson

Head

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet A

Neilson

Wife

Married

22

1859

-

William

Neilson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Neilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Grandfather

Married

65

1816

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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