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Household of Moses Welsby (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Moses Welsby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Welsby, born in 1846 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Jane Welsby, born in 1851 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1879 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Boarder Head, Mary (born 1854 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Moses's Boarder Son, Harmon (born 1877 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Moses's Boarder Son, William (born 1880 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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Moses Welsby's household

Male

Moses

Welsby

Head
Female

Jane

Welsby

Wife
Male

Robert

Welsby

Son
Female

Nancy

Welsby

Daughter
Male

Peter

Welsby

Son
Female

Mary

Holt

Boarder Head
Male

Harmon

Holt

Boarder Son
Male

William

Holt

Boarder Son
First name(s) Moses
Last name Welsby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Welsby

Head

Married

35

1846

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Jane

Welsby

Wife

Married

30

1851

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Robert

Welsby

Son

Single

7

1874

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Welsby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Peter

Welsby

Son

Single

2

1879

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holt

Boarder Head

Married

27

1854

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Harmon

Holt

Boarder Son

Single

4

1877

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

William

Holt

Boarder Son

Single

1

1880

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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