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Household of William Nelson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Malton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1841 in Norton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Nelson, born in 1846 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Eleanor (born 1871 in Norton, Yorkshire, England), Moses (born 1872 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1874 in Norton, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), William (born 1879 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Norton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Anne (born 1839 in Norton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Thomas (born 1868 in Norton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane

Nelson

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Moses

Nelson

Son
Male

Herbert

Nelson

Son
Female

Alice

Nelson

Daughter
Male

William

Nelson

Son
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
Female

Anne

Nelson

Sister
Male

Thomas

Gutherless

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Norton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

40

1841

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Nelson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Moses

Nelson

Son

Single

9

1872

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Nelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Nelson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

William

Nelson

Son

Single

2

1879

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

0

1881

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Nelson

Sister

Single

42

1839

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Gutherless

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Norton, Yorkshire, England

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