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Household of William Nelson (born 1841, Lancashire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Nelson, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born - in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Mariah (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Emma

Nelson

Wife
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
Male

Benjamin

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Nelson

Son
Female

Mariah

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Nelson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Nelson

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Nelson

Son

Single

-

-

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mariah

Nelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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