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Household of Richard Welsh (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Richard Welsh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Welsh, born in 1839 in Forton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Catherine Welsh, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Lawrence (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Mary Lawless, born in 1807 in Ireland.


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Richard Welsh's household

Male

Richard

Welsh

Head
Female

Catherine

Welsh

Wife
Male

Lawrence

Welsh

Son
Male

Richard

Welsh

Son
Male

James

Welsh

Son
Male

William

Welsh

Son
Female

Mary

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lawless

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Forton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Welsh

Head

Married

42

1839

Forton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Welsh

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Lawrence

Welsh

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Welsh

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Welsh

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Welsh

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Welsh

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lawless

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Ireland

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