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Household of William Welsh (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 Welsh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Welsh, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Welsh, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Francis (born 1859 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), Mary (born 1861 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England) and Catherine (born 1873 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Michael Gunnon, born in 1803 in Longford, Derbyshire, England.


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William Welsh's household

Male

William

Welsh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Welsh

Wife
Male

Francis

Welsh

Son
Female

Mary

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Welsh

Daughter
Male

Michael

Gunnon

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Welsh

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Elizabeth

Welsh

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Francis

Welsh

Son

Single

22

1859

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Mary

Welsh

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Welsh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

Margaret

Welsh

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

Catherine

Welsh

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

Michael

Gunnon

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

Longford, Derbyshire, England

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