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Household of William Nelson (born 1848, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Nelson, born in 1838 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Sarah M (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1807 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Other, Susannah (born 1809 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and William's -, Hannah (born 1809 in Erdington, Warwickshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Wife
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Sarah M

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Adams

Mother In Law
Female

Susannah

Birch

Other
Female

Hannah

Manton

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First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Sarah M

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Adams

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Susannah

Birch

Other

Widow

72

1809

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Manton

-

Widow

72

1809

Erdington, Warwickshire, England

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