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Household of William M Welsh (born 1839, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 M Welsh and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William M Welsh, born in 1839 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. William M was the head of the household, married to Helen Welsh, born in 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William L (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Effie (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William M's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William M's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William M Welsh's household

Male

William M

Welsh

Head
Female

Helen

Welsh

Wife
Male

James

Welsh

Son
Male

Robert

Welsh

Son
Male

Thomas

Welsh

Son
Male

William L

Welsh

Son
Male

Hugh

Welsh

Son
Female

Effie

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lee

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Lee

Servant
First name(s) William M
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William M

Welsh

Head

Married

42

1839

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Welsh

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Welsh

Son

-

13

1868

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Welsh

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Welsh

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William L

Welsh

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh

Welsh

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Effie

Welsh

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lee

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lee

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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