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Household of John Walmsley (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walmsley, born in 1825 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Walmsley, born in 1831 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Earnest (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Hallington, Sussex, England) and Jane (born 1860 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1879 in Weaste, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Weaste, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, John Rose, born in 1852 in Wike, Dorset, England.


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John Walmsley's household

Male

John

Walmsley

Head
Female

Sophia

Walmsley

Wife
Male

Earnest

Walmsley

Son
Male

Thomas

Walmsley

Son
Female

Jane

Rose

Daughter
Male

John

Rose

Son In Law
Male

John

Rose

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Rose

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Walmsley

Head

Married

56

1825

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Walmsley

Wife

Married

50

1831

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Earnest

Walmsley

Son

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Walmsley

Son

Single

13

1868

Hallington, Sussex, England

Jane

Rose

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

John

Rose

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Wike, Dorset, England

John

Rose

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Weaste, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Rose

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Weaste, Lancashire, England

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