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Household of William Neilson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland Middle, 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 Neilson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Neilson, born in 1847 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Johanna E Neilson, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jeanie (born 1875 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Mark, born in 1865 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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William Neilson's household

Male

William

Neilson

Head
Female

Johanna E

Neilson

Wife
Female

Jeanie

Neilson

Daughter
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Female

Mary

Mark

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Neilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Johanna E

Neilson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jeanie

Neilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

-

2

1879

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

0

1881

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Mark

Servant

-

16

1865

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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