Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Shakespeare Walker (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Shakespeare Walker and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Shakespeare Walker, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Shakespeare was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Walker, born in 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; John Wm (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Shakespeare's Lodger Head, George (born 1836 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Shakespeare's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Shakespeare Walker's household

Male

Shakespeare

Walker

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Wife
Male

John Wm

Walker

Son
Male

James

Walker

Son
Male

George

Brown

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dempster

Lodger
First name(s) Shakespeare
Last name Walker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Shakespeare

Walker

Head

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walker

Wife

Married

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Wm

Walker

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Walker

Son

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

George

Brown

Lodger Head

Single

45

1836

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Dempster

Lodger

Widow

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Shakespeare Walker in Salford in 1881, and follow the Walker family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Shakespeare Walker

We’ve found Shakespeare Walker in 81 family trees. Find out more about Shakespeare Walker's household and view the Walker family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census