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Household of William Nelson (born 1840, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Nelson, born in 1842 in Woolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1863 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Frederick W (born 1870 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Burgess, born in 1848 in Spaxton, Somerset, England.
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William Nelson's household
William
Nelson
Head
Alice
Nelson
Wife
Mary E
Nelson
Daughter
Frederick W
Nelson
Son
Herbert
Nelson
Son
Arthur
Nelson
Son
Elizabeth
Burgess
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Nelson | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Nelson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Woolton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary E | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Pendleton, Lancashire, England | |
Frederick W | Nelson | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Altrincham, Cheshire, England | |
Herbert | Nelson | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Altrincham, Cheshire, England | |
Arthur | Nelson | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Altrincham, Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Burgess | Boarder | Widow | 33 | 1848 | Spaxton, Somerset, England |
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