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Household of William Neilson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Neilson, born in 1837 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Neilson, born in 1839 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1858 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1862 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1864 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1872 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, Adam Neilson, born in 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Neilson's household

Male

William

Neilson

Head
Female

Mary

Neilson

Wife
Female

Jane

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Neilson

Son
Male

George

Neilson

Son
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Female

Mary

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Male

Adam

Neilson

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Neilson

Head

Married

44

1837

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

-

15

1866

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Neilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

4

1877

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Neilson

Grandson

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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