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Household of John Welsh (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Welsh, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Welsh, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1861 in Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1863 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Cate (born 1867 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Anorah (born 1870 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Edward (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Elin (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1879 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Michael Tomey, born in 1851 in Ireland.


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John Welsh's household

Male

John

Welsh

Head
Female

Mary

Welsh

Wife
Female

Mary

Welsh

Daughter
Male

James

Welsh

Son
Female

Cate

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Anorah

Welsh

Daughter
Male

Edward

Welsh

Son
Female

Elin

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Welsh

Daughter
Male

Michael

Tomey

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Welsh

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Welsh

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Welsh

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Welsh

Son

Single

18

1863

Glamorganshire, Wales

Cate

Welsh

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Glamorganshire, Wales

Anorah

Welsh

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Welsh

Son

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elin

Welsh

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Welsh

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Glamorganshire, Wales

Michael

Tomey

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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