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Household of John Walkden (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

John Walkden and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walkden, born in 1844 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Peggy Walkden, born in 1842 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ann Jane (born 1867 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), John J (born 1870 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Betsy E (born 1872 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ann Lightbown, born in 1811 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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John Walkden's household

Male

John

Walkden

Head
Female

Peggy

Walkden

Wife
Female

Ann Jane

Walkden

Daughter
Male

John J

Walkden

Son
Female

Betsy E

Walkden

Daughter
Male

William

Walkden

Son
Female

Alice

Walkden

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Walkden

Daughter
Female

Ann

Lightbown

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Walkden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Walkden

Head

Married

37

1844

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Peggy

Walkden

Wife

Married

39

1842

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ann Jane

Walkden

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

John J

Walkden

Son

Single

11

1870

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Betsy E

Walkden

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

William

Walkden

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Alice

Walkden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Hannah

Walkden

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Ann

Lightbown

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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