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Household of William Welsh (born 1847, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Welsh, born in 1847 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Welsh, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edward Hudson (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert Fraser (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary Fraser (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Esther (born 1870 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William's Boarder, Andrew (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Welsh's household

Male

William

Welsh

Head
Female

Catherine

Welsh

Wife
Male

William

Welsh

Son
Male

Edward Hudson

Welsh

Son
Male

Robert Fraser

Welsh

Son
Female

Mary Fraser

Welsh

Daughter
Female

Esther

Carse

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Welsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Welsh

Head

Married

34

1847

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Welsh

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Welsh

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward Hudson

Welsh

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert Fraser

Welsh

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Fraser

Welsh

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther

Carse

Boarder

-

11

1870

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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