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Household of James Welch (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

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 1846 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Welch, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Pat (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1835 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Margaret (born 1851 in Ireland), James's Boarder, John (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder, Willie (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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James Welch's household

Male

James

Welch

Head
Female

Mary

Welch

Wife
Male

Pat

Welch

Son
Male

John

Welch

Son
Female

Ellen

Welch

Daughter
Male

James

Welch

Son
Male

John

Gerity

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Riley

Boarder
Male

John

Riley

Boarder
Male

Willie

Riley

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Welch

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Mary

Welch

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Pat

Welch

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Welch

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Welch

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James

Welch

Son

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Gerity

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Margaret

Riley

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Ireland

John

Riley

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Riley

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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