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Household of John Walmsley (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walmsley, born in 1856 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Walmsley, born in 1854 in Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Holme, Westmorland, England), Edward (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Walmsley's household

Male

John

Walmsley

Head
Female

Martha

Walmsley

Wife
Male

John

Walmsley

Son
Male

Edward

Walmsley

Son
Female

Sarah

Walmsley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Walmsley

Head

Married

25

1856

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Martha

Walmsley

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

John

Walmsley

Son

Single

4

1877

Holme, Westmorland, England

Edward

Walmsley

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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