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Household of William Nelson (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northallerton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1832 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jannet Nelson, born in 1834 in Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1858 in Scotland), George (born 1861 in Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Ellerbeck, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1866 in Ellerbeck, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1869 in Ellerbeck, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, John (born 1830 in Scotland) and William's Niece, Annie (born 1856 in Scotland).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Jannet

Nelson

Wife
Male

John

Nelson

Brother
Male

James

Nelson

Son
Male

George

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Annie

Moffatt

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

49

1832

Scotland

Jannet

Nelson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Scotland

John

Nelson

Brother

Single

51

1830

Scotland

James

Nelson

Son

Single

23

1858

Scotland

George

Nelson

Son

Single

20

1861

Scotland

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ellerbeck, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Nelson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ellerbeck, Yorkshire, England

John

Nelson

Son

Single

12

1869

Ellerbeck, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Moffatt

Niece

Single

25

1856

Scotland

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