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Household of John Walmsley (born 1836, 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 Walmsley and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walmsley, born in 1836 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Walmsley, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Margaret Walmsley, born in 1846 in Mellor, Lancashire, England.


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John Walmsley's household

Male

John

Walmsley

Head
Female

Ruth

Walmsley

Wife
Female

Alice

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Walmsley

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Walmsley

Head

Married

45

1836

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Walmsley

Wife

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Walmsley

Sister

Single

35

1846

Mellor, Lancashire, England

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