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Household of Joseph Welch (born 1837, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bodmin, Cornwall, 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.

Joseph Welch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Welch, born in 1837 in Cardinham, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Welch, born in 1833 in Ottery St Mary, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; William John, born 1865 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1825 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Joseph's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Joseph's Niece To Wife, Bessie (born 1874 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Sidmouth, Devon, England).


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Joseph Welch's household

Male

Joseph

Welch

Head
Female

Martha

Welch

Wife
Male

William John

Welch

Son
Female

Mary

Totterdell

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Totterdell

Sister In Law
Female

Bessie

Totterdell

Niece To Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Darke

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cardinham, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Welch

Head

Married

44

1837

Cardinham, Cornwall, England

Martha

Welch

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ottery St Mary, Cornwall, England

William John

Welch

Son

Single

16

1865

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Mary

Totterdell

Sister In Law

Single

56

1825

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Totterdell

Sister In Law

Single

50

1831

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Bessie

Totterdell

Niece To Wife

Single

7

1874

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Darke

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Sidmouth, Devon, England

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