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Household of James Welsh (born 1836, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 Welsh and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Welsh, born in 1836 in Mayo, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Cathe Welsh, born in 1840 in Mayo, Ireland. They had 4 children; Michael (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, David (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Mary A (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Jane (born 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Welsh's household

Male

James

Welsh

Head
Female

Cathe

Welsh

Wife
Male

David

Paterson

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Paterson

Boarder
Male

Michael

Paterson

Son
Male

James

Paterson

Son
Female

Jane

Shaw

Boarder
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Welsh

Head

Married

45

1836

Mayo, Ireland

Cathe

Welsh

Wife

Married

41

1840

Mayo, Ireland

David

Paterson

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Paterson

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Michael

Paterson

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Paterson

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Boarder

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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