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Household of John Welsh (born 1817, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Welsh and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Welsh, born in 1817 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Boarder, Charles (born 1841 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1870 in Shields, Northumberland, England) and John's Boarder, Dennis (born 1846 in Newport, Essex, England).


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John Welsh's household

Male

John

Welsh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smey

Servant
Male

Charles

Shaw

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Boarder
Male

John

Shaw

Boarder
Male

Dennis

Murphy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Welsh

Head

Widower

64

1817

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Smey

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Shaw

Boarder

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Shaw

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Shaw

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Shields, Northumberland, England

Dennis

Murphy

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Newport, Essex, England

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