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Household of John Welsh (born 1843, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Welsh, born in 1843 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Welsh, born in 1843 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; John Aitken (born 1871 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie Hogg (born 1873 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas Scott (born 1875 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland), Winifred Cairns (born 1877 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland), Janetta Veronica (born 1879 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edwin Wilmot (born 1881 in Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Anne (born 1855 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Joan (born 1860 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Helen (born 1866 in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Welsh's household

Male

John

Welsh

Head
Female

Janet

Welsh

Wife
Male

John Aitken

Welsh

Son
Female

Maggie Hogg

Welsh

Daughter
Male

Thomas Scott

Welsh

Son
Female

Winifred Cairns

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Janetta Veronica

Welsh

Daughter
Male

Edwin Wilmot

Welsh

Son
Female

Mary Anne

Sim

Servant
Female

Jane

Reid

Servant
Female

Joan

Baillie

Servant
Female

Helen

Turnbull

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Welsh

Head

Married

38

1843

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Welsh

Wife

Married

38

1843

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

John Aitken

Welsh

Son

-

10

1871

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie Hogg

Welsh

Daughter

-

8

1873

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas Scott

Welsh

Son

-

6

1875

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

Winifred Cairns

Welsh

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

Janetta Veronica

Welsh

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

Edwin Wilmot

Welsh

Son

-

0

1881

Greenside, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Anne

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Baillie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Turnbull

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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