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Household of Peter Welsh (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

Peter Welsh and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Welsh, born in 1837 in , consisted of 16 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Welsh, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Anne (born 1862 in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Lodger, James (born 1849 in England), Peter's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter's Lodger, Robert (born 1859 in England), Peter's Lodger, James (born 1845 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter's Lodger, Sarah (born 1844 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Peter's Lodger, Thomas (born 1828 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter's Lodger, Catherine (born 1838 in Ireland), Peter's Lodger, Margaret (born 1847 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Peter's Lodger, John (born 1826 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Peter's Lodger, Mary (born 1841 in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Peter's Lodger, Andrew (born 1813 in Ireland).


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Peter Welsh's household

Male

Peter

Welsh

Head
Female

Mary

Welsh

Wife
Female

Anne

Welsh

Daughter
Male

John

Welsh

Son
Male

Andrew

Welsh

Son
Male

James

Ballard

Lodger
Male

John

Nicolson

Lodger
Male

Robert

Porteous

Lodger
Male

James

Mulholand

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Mulholand

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Lodger
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Watson

Lodger
Male

John

Fraser

Lodger
Female

Mary

Millan

Lodger
Male

Andrew

Caring

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Welsh

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Mary

Welsh

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Anne

Welsh

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland

John

Welsh

Son

-

13

1868

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Welsh

Son

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Ballard

Lodger

Unmarried

32

1849

England

John

Nicolson

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Porteous

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

England

James

Mulholand

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sarah

Mulholand

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Lodger

Married

53

1828

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Lodger

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Margaret

Watson

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Fraser

Lodger

Unmarried

55

1826

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Millan

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Andrew

Caring

Lodger

Married

68

1813

Ireland

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