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Household of John Walmsley (born 1842, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walmsley, born in 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Walmsley, born in 1849 in Mellor, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Edward J Jones, born in 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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John Walmsley's household

Male

John

Walmsley

Head
Female

Agnes

Walmsley

Wife
Male

William

Walmsley

Son
Female

Mary A

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Walmsley

Son
Male

Joseph

Walmsley

Son
Female

Margaret

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blackburn, 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

39

1842

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Walmsley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Mellor, Lancashire, England

William

Walmsley

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Walmsley

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Walmsley

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Edward J

Jones

Boarder

-

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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