| Census: | 1871 |
| County: | Aberdeenshire (ABD) |
| District: | Old Machar |
| Civil Parish: | Old Machar |
| Ecclesiastical Parish: | Aberdeen Parl Burgh |
| Piece: | 168 |
| Enumeration District: | 3 |
| Folio: | 0 |
| Page: | 12 |
| Schedule: | 61 |
| House Number: | 1 |
| House or Street Name: | Spital |
| Surname | Forenames | Relationship | Marital Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth County | Birth Place | Disability | Notes |
| NELSON | John | Head | M | M | 38 | Comb Maker Circle Cutter | Midlothian | Edinburgh | 2 rooms | |
| NELSON | Mary | Wife | M | F | 28 | Comb Maker's Wife | Aberdeenshire | Chapel Of Garioch | ||
| NELSON | Wallace | Son | U | M | 14 | Comb Maker Circular Cutter | Aberdeenshire | Aberdeen | ||
| NELSON | Joshua | Son | U | M | 12 | Comb Maker Circular Cutter | Aberdeenshire | Aberdeen | ||
| NELSON | Hellen | Dau | U | F | 10 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Aberdeen | ||
| MURRAY | Wm | Stpson | - | M | 7 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | ||
| NELSON | John | Son | - | M | 5 | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | twin | ||
| NELSON | James | Son | - | M | 5 | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | twin | ||
| NELSON | Peter | Son | - | M | 3 | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar | |||
| NELSON | George | Son | - | M | 18m | Aberdeenshire | Old Machar |