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Household of William Nelson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1829 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nelson, born in 1835 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1864 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England), William W (born 1866 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1868 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1870 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1877 in Wigginton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nelson

Wife
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Annie

Nelson

Daughter
Male

William W

Nelson

Son
Male

Fred

Nelson

Son
Male

Edwin

Nelson

Son
Male

Herbert

Nelson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Easingwold, 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

52

1829

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nelson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Selby, Yorkshire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

20

1861

Wigginton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Nelson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wigginton, Yorkshire, England

William W

Nelson

Son

Single

15

1866

Wigginton, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Nelson

Son

Single

13

1868

Wigginton, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Nelson

Son

Single

11

1870

Wigginton, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigginton, Yorkshire, England

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