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Household of William Nelson (born 1834, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 1834 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Esther Nelson, born in 1837 in Selby, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1862 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Anna (born 1863 in Selby, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1876 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Charles (born 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Lodger, George B (born 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William's Lodger, John G (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
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William Nelson's household
William
Nelson
Head
Esther
Nelson
Wife
Fred
Nelson
Son
Anna
Nelson
Daughter
Ada
Nelson
Daughter
Jane
Nelson
Daughter
Charles
Grady
Lodger
George B
Foster
Lodger
John G
Simpson
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Nelson | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Yorkshire, England | |
Esther | Nelson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Selby, Yorkshire, England | |
Fred | Nelson | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Selby, Yorkshire, England | |
Anna | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Selby, Yorkshire, England | |
Ada | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Spennymoor, Durham, England | |
Jane | Nelson | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Spennymoor, Durham, England | |
Charles | Grady | Lodger | Married | 39 | 1842 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
George B | Foster | Lodger | Single | 39 | 1842 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
John G | Simpson | Lodger | Single | 28 | 1853 | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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