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Household of William Nelson (born 1844, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Derbyshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1844 in Chesterfield, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucy Nelson, born in 1843 in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Labourer, Nathan (born 1836 in Hackenthorpe, Derbyshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Lucy

Nelson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Trannler

Servant
Male

Nathan

Staton

Labourer
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chesterfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

37

1844

Chesterfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Lucy

Nelson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Trannler

Servant

Single

16

1865

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Nathan

Staton

Labourer

Single

45

1836

Hackenthorpe, Derbyshire, England

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