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Household of James Welch (born 1822, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

James Welch and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Welch, born in 1822 in Axminster, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Welch, born in 1821 in Taunton, Devon, England. They had 1 child; James L, born 1853 in Axminster, Devon, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Louisa (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Louisa (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Edith A (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and William T (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter In Law, Louisa (born 1855 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), James's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1852 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and James's Daughter In Law, Ann E (born 1851 in Axminster, Devon, England).


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James Welch's household

Male

James

Welch

Head
Female

Mary A

Welch

Wife
Male

James L

Welch

Son
Female

Louisa

Welch

Daughter In Law
Female

Louisa

Welch

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Norman

Son In Law
Female

Ann E

Norman

Daughter In Law
Female

Louisa

Norman

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith A

Norman

Grand Daughter
Male

William T

Norman

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Axminster, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Welch

Head

Married

59

1822

Axminster, Devon, England

Mary A

Welch

Wife

Married

60

1821

Taunton, Devon, England

James L

Welch

Son

Married

28

1853

Axminster, Devon, England

Louisa

Welch

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Louisa

Welch

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Norman

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ann E

Norman

Daughter In Law

Married

30

1851

Axminster, Devon, England

Louisa

Norman

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edith A

Norman

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William T

Norman

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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