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Household of William H Nelson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Nelson, born in 1847 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Margaret Nelson, born in 1846 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1871 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England) and George D (born 1881 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England).


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William H Nelson's household

Male

William H

Nelson

Head
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Wife
Female

Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Nelson

Son
Male

Ernest

Nelson

Son
Male

George D

Nelson

Son
First name(s) William H
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Nelson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Alice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Harry

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Nelson

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

George D

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

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