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Household of William Welch (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 Welch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Welch, born in 1844 in Alnwick, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Welch, born in 1842 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Jane (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1851 in Scotland) and William's Visitor, Jemima R (born 1858 in Scotland).


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William Welch's household

Male

William

Welch

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Welch

Wife
Male

Thomas

Welch

Son
Female

Margaret

Welch

Daughter
Female

Jane

Welch

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Moore

Visitor
Female

Jemima R

Moore

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Welch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Welch

Head

Married

37

1844

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Welch

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Thomas

Welch

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Welch

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Welch

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Moore

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Jemima R

Moore

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Scotland

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