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Household of Michael Welsh (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Welsh, born in 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary Welsh, born in 1850 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Patrick (born 1871 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1872 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1878 in Newton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Mother-In-Law, Hannah Latta, born in 1814 in Ireland.


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Michael Welsh's household

Male

Michael

Welsh

Head
Female

Mary

Welsh

Wife
Male

Patrick

Welsh

Son
Female

Hannah

Welsh

Daughter
Male

John

Welsh

Son
Female

Maggie

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Latta

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Michael
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Welsh

Head

Married

34

1847

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Welsh

Wife

Married

31

1850

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Welsh

Son

-

10

1871

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Welsh

Daughter

-

9

1872

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Welsh

Son

-

8

1873

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Welsh

Daughter

-

6

1875

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Welsh

Daughter

-

3

1878

Newton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Latta

Mother-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

Ireland

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