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Household of Richard Walmsley (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Richard Walmsley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Walmsley, born in 1843 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Florence Shaw Walmsley, born in 1844 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Blanch F (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Reginald (born 1879 in Worsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Lindsey, Monmouthshire, Wales), Richard's Servant, Bertha (born 1865 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Richard's Servant, Annie (born 1867 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Whitegate, Cheshire, England).


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Richard Walmsley's household

Male

Richard

Walmsley

Head
Female

Florence Shaw

Walmsley

Wife
Female

Blanch F

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Walmsley

Son
Male

Reginald

Walmsley

Son
Female

Mary

Harris

Servant
Female

Bertha

Bilsliff

Servant
Female

Annie

Walker

Servant
Female

Sarah

Mecfale

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Walmsley

Head

Married

38

1843

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Florence Shaw

Walmsley

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Blanch F

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Walmsley

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Reginald

Walmsley

Son

Single

2

1879

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Harris

Servant

Single

23

1858

Lindsey, Monmouthshire, Wales

Bertha

Bilsliff

Servant

Single

16

1865

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Walker

Servant

Single

14

1867

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Mecfale

Servant

Single

21

1860

Whitegate, Cheshire, England

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