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Household of John Welsh (born 1848, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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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 1848 in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Welsh, born in 1854 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1877 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary Ellen (born 1881 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Mary Moore, born in 1811 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Welsh's household

Male

John

Welsh

Head
Female

Mary

Welsh

Wife
Male

Robert

Welsh

Son
Male

William

Welsh

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Mary

Moore

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Welsh

Head

Married

33

1848

Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Welsh

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Welsh

Son

-

4

1877

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Welsh

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ellen

Welsh

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Moore

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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