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Household of William Nilson (born 1859, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Nilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Nilson, born in 1859 in Bradfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Nilson, born in 1859 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ellen, born 1881 in Bradfield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, George Jackson, born in 1859 in Bradfield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Nilson's household

Male

William

Nilson

Head
Female

Sarah

Nilson

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Nilson

Daughter
Male

George

Jackson

Lodger Head
Female

Eliza Ella

Jackson

Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Nilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Bradfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Nilson

Head

Married

22

1859

Bradfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Nilson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Mary Ellen

Nilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bradfield, Yorkshire, England

George

Jackson

Lodger Head

Married

22

1859

Bradfield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Ella

Jackson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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