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Household of William Nelson (born 1843, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, 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 1843 in Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily A Nelson, born in 1842 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emily M (born 1865 in Handsworth, Warwickshire, England), Florence A (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James H (born 1870 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Frederick W (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Charles H (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Mother, Ann Housestock, born in 1805 in Derbyshire, England.


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Emily A

Nelson

Wife
Female

Emily M

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Florence A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

James H

Nelson

Son
Male

Frederick W

Nelson

Son
Male

Charles H

Nelson

Son
Female

Ann

Housestock

Wifes Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place 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

38

1843

Warwickshire, England

Emily A

Nelson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Emily M

Nelson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Handsworth, Warwickshire, England

Florence A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James H

Nelson

Son

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Frederick W

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Charles H

Nelson

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ann

Housestock

Wifes Mother

Widow

76

1805

Derbyshire, England

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