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Household of William Nelson (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedale, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1847 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Nelson, born in 1856 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Albert (born 1878 in Theakston, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Theakston, Yorkshire, England), Annie Maria (born 1876 in Theakston, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Theakston, Yorkshire, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Mary

Nelson

Wife
Male

Albert

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Annie Maria

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Nelson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

34

1847

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Nelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Theakston, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Nelson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Theakston, Yorkshire, England

Annie Maria

Nelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Theakston, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

Theakston, Yorkshire, England

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