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Household of William Nelson (born 1844, Lincolnshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1844 in Boston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Charles C (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Tom W (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1818 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Visitor, Eliza (born 1858 in Lincolnshire, England) and William's Lodger, Charles (born 1850 in Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Male

Charles C

Nelson

Son
Male

Tom W

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Mother
Female

Eliza

Nelson

Visitor
Male

Charles

Neil

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Widower

37

1844

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Charles C

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom W

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Mother

Married

63

1818

Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Nelson

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Lincolnshire, England

Charles

Neil

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

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