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Household of William J Welsh (born 1810, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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.

William J Welsh and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Welsh, born in 1810 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary Welsh, born in 1822 in Westbourne, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Charles C P (born 1854 in Wells, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1850 in Wells, Somerset, England), Constance B (born 1853 in Wells, Somerset, England) and Edwin (born 1858 in Wells, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Visitor, Mary D (born 1860 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), William J's Servant, Sarah J (born 1860 in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England), William J's Servant, Mary J (born 1851 in West Pennard, Somerset, England) and William J's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Croscombe, Somerset, England).


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William J Welsh's household

Male

William J

Welsh

Head
Female

Mary

Welsh

Wife
Male

Charles C P

Welsh

Son
Female

Florence

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Constance B

Welsh

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Welsh

Son
Female

Mary D

Lace

Visitor
Female

Sarah J

Carpenter

Servant
Female

Mary J

Carter

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Collins

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Wells, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Welsh

Head

Married

71

1810

Wells, Somerset, England

Mary

Welsh

Wife

Married

59

1822

Westbourne, Sussex, England

Charles C P

Welsh

Son

Single

27

1854

Wells, Somerset, England

Florence

Welsh

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Wells, Somerset, England

Constance B

Welsh

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Wells, Somerset, England

Edwin

Welsh

Son

Single

23

1858

Wells, Somerset, England

Mary D

Lace

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah J

Carpenter

Servant

Single

21

1860

Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England

Mary J

Carter

Servant

Single

30

1851

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth A

Collins

Servant

Single

17

1864

Croscombe, Somerset, England

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