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Household of John Whalley (born 1830, 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 Whalley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whalley, born in 1830 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Margaret (born 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1859 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary C (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Ester L (born 1855 in Islington, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Harriet (born 1863 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1861 in Galway, Galway, Ireland).


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John Whalley's household

Male

John

Whalley

Head
Female

Margaret

Whalley

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Whalley

Son
Female

Florence

Whalley

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Whalley

Daughter
Female

Ester L

Stevens

Visitor
Female

Harriet

Gribble

Servant
Female

Mary A

Swift

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Whalley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
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

Whalley

Head

Widower

51

1830

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Whalley

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Whalley

Son

Single

22

1859

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Florence

Whalley

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary C

Whalley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ester L

Stevens

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Islington, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Gribble

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

Swift

Servant

Single

20

1861

Galway, Galway, Ireland

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