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Household of James Walmsley (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

James Walmsley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Walmsley, born in 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Diana Walmsley, born in 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James T (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James's Brother In Law, Richard (born 1850 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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James Walmsley's household

Male

James

Walmsley

Head
Female

Diana

Walmsley

Wife
Male

James T

Walmsley

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Mother In Law
Male

Richard

Fairhurst

Brother In Law
Female

Ann

Fairhurst

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Walmsley

Head

Married

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Diana

Walmsley

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James T

Walmsley

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fairhurst

Mother In Law

Widow

59

1822

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Fairhurst

Brother In Law

Single

31

1850

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Fairhurst

Sister In Law

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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