John Nelson in Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) in the 1881 Census

Details of John Nelson of Lumbley, Laverton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s): John
Last name: Nelson
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Birth year: 1830
Occupation: Farmer (Of 280 Acres)
Birth town: Plumbley
Birth county: Yorkshire
Birth place: England
Street: Lumbley
Town: —
Parish: Laverton
County: Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country: England
Registration district: Ripon

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Margaret	Last name Nelson	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 43	Birth year 1838	Occupation Farmers Wife	Birth place Grantley, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Nelson	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Plumbley, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Nelson	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Plumbley, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) Ida	Last name Nelson	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Plumbley, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) John E	Last name Nelson	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Plumbley, Yorkshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Nelson family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes John Nelson and 5 other people

Nelson family summary

NAME: John Nelson
BORN: 1830
BIRTH COUNTY: Yorkshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Laverton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England