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Household of Joseph Whalley (born 1810, 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 Whalley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Whalley, born in 1810 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Edmund Whalley, born in 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Edmund (born 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ann (born 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, William Gorse, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Whalley's household

Male

Joseph

Whalley

Head
Male

Edmund

Whalley

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Gorse

Daughter
Male

William

Gorse

Son In Law
Male

John

Gorse

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Whalley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
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

Whalley

Head

Married

71

1810

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Whalley

Son

Single

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Gorse

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Gorse

Son In Law

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Gorse

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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