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Household of William J Welch (born 1842, Jersey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

William J Welch and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Welch, born in 1842 in Jersey, consisted of 9 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Emma J Welch, born in 1843 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William J (born 1869 in London, Middlesex, England), Emma L (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England), Herbert F (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England), Alice G (born 1876 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England), Edward H (born 1881 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Lodger Head, Mary Higgins, born in 1828 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William J Welch's household

Male

William J

Welch

Head
Female

Emma J

Welch

Wife
Male

William J

Welch

Son
Female

Emma L

Welch

Daughter
Male

Herbert F

Welch

Son
Female

Alice G

Welch

Daughter
Male

Edward H

Welch

Son
Female

Mary

Higgins

Lodger Head
Male

John

Higgins

Son
First name(s) William J
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Jersey, Channel Islands

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Welch

Head

Married

39

1842

Jersey, Channel Islands

Emma J

Welch

Wife

Married

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

William J

Welch

Son

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

Emma L

Welch

Daughter

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Herbert F

Welch

Son

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Alice G

Welch

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Edward H

Welch

Son

Single

0

1881

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Mary

Higgins

Lodger Head

Married

53

1828

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Higgins

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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