Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Walker (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

James Walker and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Walker, born in 1824 in Beeston, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Walker, born in 1829 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Matthew (born 1858 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Alice Ann (born 1860 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Reuben (born 1860 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), James's Niece, Emily (born 1872 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), James's Visitor, Florence (born 1871 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and James's Lodger, Robert (born 1821 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Walker's household

Male

James

Walker

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Walker

Wife
Male

Matthew

Walker

Son
Male

Reuben

Walton

Son In Law
Female

Alice Ann

Walton

Daughter
Female

Emily

Ledger

Niece
Female

Florence

Bennett

Visitor
Male

Robert

Ledger

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Walker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Walker

Head

Married

57

1824

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Walker

Wife

Married

52

1829

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Walker

Son

Single

23

1858

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Reuben

Walton

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Alice Ann

Walton

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Ledger

Niece

Single

9

1872

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Bennett

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Ledger

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Walker in Barnsley in 1881, and follow the Walker family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Walker

We’ve found James Walker in 808 family trees. Find out more about James Walker's household and view the Walker family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census