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Household of Bessie Walker (born 1835, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Bessie Walker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bessie Walker, born in 1835 in Rosneath, Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. Bessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; William W (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter C (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James D (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bessie W (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander Mc L (born 1872 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary C C (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Bessie's Boarder, Donald Gray, born in 1859 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Bessie Walker's household

Female

Bessie

Walker

Head
Male

William W

Walker

Son
Male

Walter C

Walker

Son
Male

James D

Walker

Son
Female

Bessie W

Walker

Daughter
Male

Alexander Mc L

Walker

Son
Female

Jane

Walker

Daughter
Female

Mary C C

Walker

Daughter
Male

Donald

Gray

Boarder
First name(s) Bessie
Last name Walker
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Rosneath, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bessie

Walker

Head

Widow

46

1835

Rosneath, Argyllshire, Scotland

William W

Walker

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter C

Walker

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James D

Walker

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie W

Walker

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander Mc L

Walker

Son

-

9

1872

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Walker

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C C

Walker

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Gray

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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