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Household of William Nelson (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1826 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Nelson, born in 1830 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1849 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Samuel Bannister, born in 1855 in -.


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Wife
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Male

Samuel

Bannister

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

55

1826

Lancashire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Nelson

Son

Single

32

1849

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Nelson

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Bannister

Boarder

Single

26

1855

-

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