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Household of Robert Walmsley (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Robert Walmsley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Walmsley, born in 1828 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Robert (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Abraham (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1874 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Mary Walmsley, born in 1806 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Walmsley's household

Male

Robert

Walmsley

Head
Male

Robert

Walmsley

Son
Female

Mary

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Walmsley

Son
Female

Harriet

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Walmsley

Mother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Walmsley

Head

Widower

53

1828

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Walmsley

Son

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Walmsley

Son

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Hannah

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Mary

Walmsley

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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