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Household of William Nelson (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1832 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emelia J Nelson, born in 1836 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Zillah C (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Jane (born 1870 in Birmingham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Jane (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William's Grand Dghter, Sarah E (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Emelia J

Nelson

Wife
Male

Henry

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter In Law
Female

Zillah C

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Nelson

Daughter
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Nelson

Grand Dghter
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

49

1832

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emelia J

Nelson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Nelson

Son

Married

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Nelson

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Zillah C

Nelson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Nelson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Middlesex, England

Sarah E

Nelson

Grand Dghter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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