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Household of William Nelson (born 1838, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1838 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1842 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in Haugh, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Haugh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Haugh, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Haugh, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1877 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law Head, John Nelson, born in 1808 in Tonge Fold, Lancashire, England.
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William Nelson's household
William
Nelson
Head
Mary
Nelson
Wife
John
Nelson
Son
Sarah
Nelson
Daughter
James
Nelson
Son
Elizabeth
Nelson
Daughter
Martha
Nelson
Daughter
William
Nelson
Son
John
Nelson
Father In Law Head
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Darcy Lever, 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 | 43 | 1838 | Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Nelson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Lancashire, England | |
John | Nelson | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Haugh, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Haugh, Lancashire, England | |
James | Nelson | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Haugh, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Haugh, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
William | Nelson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Farnworth, Lancashire, England | |
John | Nelson | Father In Law Head | Widower | 73 | 1808 | Tonge Fold, Lancashire, England |
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