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Household of Thomas Welch (born 1808, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Thomas Welch and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Welch, born in 1808 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Ann, born 1838 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England. He had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1868 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Ann Best, born in 1797 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Welch's household

Male

Thomas

Welch

Head
Female

Ann

Welch

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Welch

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann

Best

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Welch

Head

Widower

73

1808

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Ann

Welch

Daughter

Single

43

1838

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Welch

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Ann

Best

Lodger

Single

84

1797

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

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