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Household of Joseph Walmsley (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Walmsley, born in 1847 in Galgate, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Walmsley, born in 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Charles E (born 1875 in Galgate, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1879 in Galgate, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England), Fred H (born 1879 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Agnes (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Nephew, James (born 1863 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder Head, Harrison (born 1848 in Burgh, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Walmsley's household

Male

Joseph

Walmsley

Head
Female

Dorothy

Walmsley

Wife
Male

Charles E

Walmsley

Son
Female

Hannah

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

James

Walmsley

Nephew
Male

Harrison

Ward

Boarder Head
Female

Hannah

Ward

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Ward

Daughter
Male

Fred H

Ward

Son
Female

Agnes

Ward

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Galgate, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Walmsley

Head

Married

34

1847

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Walmsley

Wife

Married

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles E

Walmsley

Son

Single

6

1875

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Galgate, Lancashire, England

James

Walmsley

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Harrison

Ward

Boarder Head

Married

33

1848

Burgh, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Ward

Wife

Married

33

1848

Easington, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Ward

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Fred H

Ward

Son

Single

2

1879

Darlington, Durham, England

Agnes

Ward

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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