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Household of William Nelson (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Nelson, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, John Nelson, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Nelson's household

Male

William

Nelson

Head
Female

Catherine

Nelson

Wife
Male

John

Nelson

Brother
Male

Peter

Nelson

Son
Male

Francis

Nelson

Son
Female

Barbara

Nelson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Nelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Nelson

Head

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Nelson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

John

Nelson

Brother

Unmarried

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Nelson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Nelson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Nelson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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