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Household of Joseph Walmsley (born 1818, 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.

Joseph Walmsley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Walmsley, born in 1818 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Joseph (born 1852 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nice, Annie Mercer, born in 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Walmsley's household

Male

Joseph

Walmsley

Head
Male

Joseph

Walmsley

Son
Male

James

Walmsley

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Annie

Mercer

Nice
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Walmsley

Head

Widower

63

1818

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Walmsley

Son

Single

29

1852

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Walmsley

Son

Single

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Annie

Mercer

Nice

Single

39

1842

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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