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Household of William Nelson (born 1857, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1857 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Nelson, born in 1852 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1879 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and John William (born 1878 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Sarah Elizth (born 1858 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England), William's -, George Albert (born 1878 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), William's -, Jebez (born 1862 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Jane (born 1861 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Wife
Female

Ada

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John William

Nelson

Son
Female

Sarah Elizth

Savage

-
Male

George Albert

Savage

-
Male

Jebez

Savage

-
Female

Jane

Spurdeus

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Nelson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

John William

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizth

Savage

-

Single

23

1858

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

George Albert

Savage

-

Single

3

1878

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Jebez

Savage

-

Single

19

1862

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Spurdeus

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

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