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Household of William Nelson (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 1855 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nelson, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elisabeth (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nelson

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Nelson

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Nelson

Daughter
Male

John

Nelson

Son
Female

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Sarah

Nelson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Nelson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Nelson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Nelson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Nelson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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