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Household of Robert Welch (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Robert Welch and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Welch, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Welch, born in 1848 in Gosport, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; John G (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Gosport, Hampshire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Barbara (born 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Yalding, Kent, England) and Robert's Boarder, William (born 1852 in Hampshire, England).


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Robert Welch's household

Male

Robert

Welch

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Welch

Wife
Male

John G

Welch

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Welch

Daughter
Male

Robert

Welch

Son
Female

Eliza

Welch

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Welch

Daughter
Male

John

Cheeseman

Boarder
Male

William

Hodge

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Welch

Head

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Welch

Wife

Married

33

1848

Gosport, Hampshire, England

John G

Welch

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Welch

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Robert

Welch

Son

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Welch

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Barbara

Welch

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

John

Cheeseman

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Yalding, Kent, England

William

Hodge

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Hampshire, England

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