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Household of William Nelson (born 1845, Cardiganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 1845 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1844 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Charlotte E (born 1869 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales), Thomas M (born 1871 in United States), Edith (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Albert W (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Jonas Smith, born in 1853 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Female

Charlotte E

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas M

Nelson

Son
Female

Edith

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Albert W

Nelson

Son
Male

Jonas

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Charlotte E

Nelson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Thomas M

Nelson

Son

Single

10

1871

United States

Edith

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Albert W

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jonas

Smith

Lodger

Single

28

1853

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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