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Household of William Nelson (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1834 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Nelson, born in 1836 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Hannah W (born 1857 in Stockton, Durham, England), Robert A (born 1862 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Lilly J (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Widow, Margaret (born 1812 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Georgina (born 1860 in -).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane

Nelson

Wife
Female

Hannah W

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Nelson

Son
Female

Lilly J

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Paxton

Widow
Female

Georgina

Wright

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

47

1834

Stockton, Durham, England

Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah W

Nelson

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Stockton, Durham, England

Robert A

Nelson

Son

Single

19

1862

Stockton, Durham, England

Lilly J

Nelson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Paxton

Widow

Widow

69

1812

Sunderland, Durham, England

Georgina

Wright

Servant

Single

21

1860

-

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