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Household of William Neilson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Neilson, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Neilson, born in 1846 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes (born 1866 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1874 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Isabella Roley, born in 1866 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Neilson's household

Male

William

Neilson

Head
Female

Margaret

Neilson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Neilson

Daughter
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Female

Isabella

Roley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Neilson

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Neilson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

-

11

1870

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Neilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Neilson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

0

1881

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Roley

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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