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Household of William Nelson (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Nelson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1830 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Nelson, born in 1833 in Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; Isaac (born 1863 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1866 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Mary J (born 1871 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane

Nelson

Wife
Male

Isaac

Nelson

Son
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Female

Mary J

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

51

1830

Scotland

Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Derbyshire, England

Isaac

Nelson

Son

Single

18

1863

Burton, Staffordshire, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

15

1866

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burton, Staffordshire, England

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