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Household of William Nelson (born 1852, Wigtownshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1852 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Nelson, born in 1853 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1879 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, John (born 1865 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Mother-In-Law, Susan (born 1821 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Susan

Nelson

Wife
Female

Helen

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Nelson

Son
Male

John

Nelson

Brother
Female

Susan

Perrie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

29

1852

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Susan

Nelson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Nelson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Nelson

Son

-

0

1881

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Brother

Unmarried

16

1865

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Susan

Perrie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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