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Household of William Nellist (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stokesley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Nellist and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nellist, born in 1831 in Seamer, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hanah Nellist, born in 1833 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Sarah J (born 1859 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1861 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England), John W J (born 1863 in Seamer, Yorkshire, England), Helen (born 1865 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1869 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1876 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, John Thurkill, born in 1857 in Busby, Yorkshire, England.


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William Nellist's household

Male

William

Nellist

Head
Female

Hanah

Nellist

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Nellist

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Nellist

Daughter
Male

John W J

Nellist

Son
Female

Helen

Nellist

Daughter
Female

Maria

Nellist

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nellist

Daughter
Female

Emily

Nellist

Daughter
Male

Albert

Nellist

Son
Male

John

Thurkill

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nellist
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nellist

Head

Married

50

1831

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Hanah

Nellist

Wife

Married

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Nellist

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Nellist

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

John W J

Nellist

Son

Single

18

1863

Seamer, Yorkshire, England

Helen

Nellist

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Nellist

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nellist

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Nellist

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Nellist

Son

Single

5

1876

Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

John

Thurkill

Servant

Single

24

1857

Busby, Yorkshire, England

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