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Household of William Nelson (born 1857, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nelson, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to James Nelson, born in 1866 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, James (born 1866 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Robert (born 1838 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1862 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Isabella (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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William Nelson's household
William
Nelson
Head
James
Nelson
Brother
Robert
Aitken
Boarder
Margaret
Aitken
Boarder
Isabella
Aitken
Boarder
Sarah
Aitken
Boarder
William
Brownlie
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Nelson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth year | 1857 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Nelson | Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Nelson | Brother | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Aitken | Boarder | Married | 43 | 1838 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Aitken | Boarder | Married | 19 | 1862 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Aitken | Boarder | - | 3 | 1878 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Aitken | Boarder | - | 1 | 1880 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Brownlie | Boarder | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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