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Household of William Nelson (born 1850, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1850 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Nelson, born in 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Joshua (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Hannah Burton, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
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William Nelson's household
William
Nelson
Head
Ellen
Nelson
Wife
Thomas
Nelson
Son
William
Nelson
Son
Hannah
Nelson
Daughter
Joshua
Nelson
Son
Ernest
Nelson
Son
Hannah
Burton
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Nelson | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Nelson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Nelson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Nelson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Joshua | Nelson | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Ernest | Nelson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Burton | Boarder | Single | 41 | 1840 | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
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