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Household of John Walmsley (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Walmsley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walmsley, born in 1826 in Chipping, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Walmsley, born in 1839 in Merionethshire, Wales. They had 8 children; John (born 1859 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1869 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Lowton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1877 in Lowton, Lancashire, England).


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John Walmsley's household

Male

John

Walmsley

Head
Female

Ann

Walmsley

Wife
Male

John

Walmsley

Son
Male

Thomas

Walmsley

Son
Female

Margaret

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Robert

Walmsley

Son
Female

Alice

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

William

Walmsley

Son
Male

Henry

Walmsley

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Chipping, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Walmsley

Head

Married

55

1826

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Ann

Walmsley

Wife

Married

42

1839

Merionethshire, Wales

John

Walmsley

Son

Single

22

1859

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Walmsley

Son

Single

18

1863

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Robert

Walmsley

Son

Single

12

1869

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pennington, Lancashire, England

William

Walmsley

Son

Single

6

1875

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Walmsley

Son

Single

4

1877

Lowton, Lancashire, England

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