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Household of William Nelson (born 1843, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 1843 in Casterton, Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Nelson, born in 1844 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William E (born 1865 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Elizabeth A (born 1866 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Richard (born 1869 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Jane (born 1872 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Louisa (born 1874 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Charles (born 1877 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1880 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Jane

Nelson

Wife
Male

William E

Nelson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Nelson

Son
Female

Jane

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Nelson

Son
Male

Robert

Nelson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Casterton, Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

38

1843

Casterton, Westmorland, England

Jane

Nelson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William E

Nelson

Son

Single

16

1865

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Nelson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Richard

Nelson

Son

Single

12

1869

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Jane

Nelson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Louisa

Nelson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Charles

Nelson

Son

Single

4

1877

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Nelson

Son

Single

1

1880

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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