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Household of William H Nelson (born 1841, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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.

William H Nelson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Nelson, born in 1841 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Nelson, born in 1852 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Frederick A (born 1866 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Percy (born 1868 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Isabella M (born 1870 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1872 in Barnet, Middlesex, England), Thomas J (born 1879 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Servant, Clara Henrey, born in 1860 in Bedfordshire, England.


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William H Nelson's household

Male

William H

Nelson

Head
Female

Sarah E

Nelson

Wife
Male

Frederick A

Nelson

Son
Male

Percy

Nelson

Son
Female

Isabella M

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Nelson

Son
Male

Walter

Nelson

Son
Female

Clara

Henrey

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Nelson

Head

Married

40

1841

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Sarah E

Nelson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Islington, Middlesex, England

Frederick A

Nelson

Son

Single

15

1866

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Percy

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Isabella M

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Edith

Nelson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnet, Middlesex, England

Thomas J

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Peckham, Surrey, England

Walter

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Peckham, Surrey, England

Clara

Henrey

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bedfordshire, England

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