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Household of William Nelson (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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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 1833 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Nelson, born in 1834 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1859 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1863 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1865 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1870 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Bessie Nelson, born in 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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William Nelson's household
William
Nelson
Head
Elizabeth
Nelson
Wife
Jessie
Nelson
Daughter
John
Nelson
Son
Maggie
Nelson
Daughter
Georgina
Nelson
Daughter
Ann
Nelson
Daughter
William
Nelson
Son
Bessie
Nelson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Nelson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Nelson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Nelson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Nelson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Nelson | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Georgina | Nelson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Nelson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Nelson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Bessie | Nelson | Granddaughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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