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Household of John Walmsley (born 1840, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walmsley, born in 1840 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Walmsley, born in 1843 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1840 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1868 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1872 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary H (born 1876 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Lawrence (born 1874 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, James (born 1862 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), John's Mother In Law, Martha (born 1803 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and John's Brother In Law, Reuben (born 1849 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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John Walmsley's household

Male

John

Walmsley

Head
Female

Alice

Walmsley

Wife
Male

James

Butterworth

Brother In Law
Male

Joseph

Butterworth

Son
Female

Betsy

Butterworth

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Butterworth

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Butterworth

Daughter
Male

Lawrence

Butterworth

Son
Male

John

Butterworth

Son
Female

Martha

Butterworth

Mother In Law
Male

Reuben

Butterworth

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Walmsley

Head

Married

41

1840

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Walmsley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James

Butterworth

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Butterworth

Son

Single

41

1840

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Butterworth

Son

Single

7

1874

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Butterworth

Son

Single

3

1878

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha

Butterworth

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Reuben

Butterworth

Brother In Law

Widower

32

1849

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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