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Household of Martha Walmsley (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Martha Walmsley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Walmsley, born in 1824 in Barton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Mary J (born 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1854 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Martha (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Boarder, Joseph (born 1849 in Hampshire, England), Martha's Boarder, Ethel (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Martha's Boarder, Margaret A (born 1799 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Martha's Boarder, Frank (born 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Martha Walmsley's household

Female

Martha

Walmsley

Head
Female

Mary J

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Martha

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

West

Boarder
Female

Ethel

Morgan

Boarder
Female

Margaret A

Nelson

Boarder
Male

Frank

Harvey

Boarder
First name(s) Martha
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Barton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Walmsley

Head

Widow

57

1824

Barton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Martha

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

West

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Hampshire, England

Ethel

Morgan

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Nelson

Boarder

Single

82

1799

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Frank

Harvey

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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