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Household of Michael Welsh (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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.

Michael Welsh and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Welsh, born in 1831 in , consisted of 12 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Catherine Welsh, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1861 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Martin (born 1863 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Michael (born 1865 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Rose (born 1867 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry (born 1869 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Richard (born 1871 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1873 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, Arthur (born 1862 in Ireland) and Michael's Visitor, Jane (born 1861 in England).


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Michael Welsh's household

Male

Michael

Welsh

Head
Female

Catherine

Welsh

Wife
Female

Mary

Welsh

Daughter
Male

Martin

Welsh

Son
Male

Michael

Welsh

Son
Female

Rose

Welsh

Daughter
Male

Henry

Welsh

Son
Male

Richard

Welsh

Son
Male

David

Welsh

Son
Male

John

Cormick

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Cormick

Boarder
Female

Jane

Vasey

Visitor
First name(s) Michael
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Welsh

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Catherine

Welsh

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Mary

Welsh

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Martin

Welsh

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael

Welsh

Son

-

16

1865

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Rose

Welsh

Daughter

-

14

1867

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

Welsh

Son

-

12

1869

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Welsh

Son

-

10

1871

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Welsh

Son

-

8

1873

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Cormick

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Arthur

Cormick

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Jane

Vasey

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

England

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