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Household of William Neilson (born 1805, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Neilson, born in 1805 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jemima Neilson, born in 1815 in Ruthven, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Joanna, born 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son-In-Law, William F (born 1848 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Helen O N (born 1880 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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William Neilson's household

Male

William

Neilson

Head
Female

Jemima

Neilson

Wife
Male

William F

Anderson

Son-In-Law
Female

Joanna

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Helen O N

Anderson

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Neilson

Head

Married

76

1805

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jemima

Neilson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Ruthven, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William F

Anderson

Son-In-Law

Married

33

1848

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joanna

Anderson

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Midlothian, Scotland

Helen O N

Anderson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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