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Household of John Welch (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

John Welch and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Welch, born in 1840 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Welch, born in 1842 in Brinscall, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Richard J (born 1866 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Daniel (born 1875 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1877 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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John Welch's household

Male

John

Welch

Head
Female

Jane

Welch

Wife
Male

Thomas

Welch

Son
Male

Richard J

Welch

Son
Female

Alice

Welch

Daughter
Male

John

Welch

Son
Male

Daniel

Welch

Son
Male

George

Welch

Son
Male

Arthur

Welch

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Welch

Head

Married

41

1840

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Welch

Wife

Married

39

1842

Brinscall, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Welch

Son

Single

19

1862

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Richard J

Welch

Son

Single

15

1866

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Welch

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John

Welch

Son

Single

11

1870

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Welch

Son

Single

6

1875

Chorley, Lancashire, England

George

Welch

Son

Single

4

1877

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Welch

Son

Single

0

1881

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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