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Household of Shelah Walker (born 1816, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Shelah Walker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Shelah Walker, born in 1816 in Medbourne, Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. Shelah was the head of the household, married to Mary Walker, born in 1814 in Bedfordshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Edgar A, born 1870 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Shelah's Lodger, Martha (born 1811 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), Shelah's Lodger, Charles F (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Shelah's Lodger, Thomas H (born 1851 in Barnard Castle, Durham, England).


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Shelah Walker's household

Male

Shelah

Walker

Head
Female

Mary

Walker

Wife
Male

Edgar A

Walker

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Cock

Lodger
Male

Charles F

Cock

Lodger
Male

Thomas H

Graham

Lodger
First name(s) Shelah
Last name Walker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Medbourne, Leicestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Shelah

Walker

Head

Married

65

1816

Medbourne, Leicestershire, England

Mary

Walker

Wife

Married

67

1814

Bedfordshire, England

Edgar A

Walker

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Martha

Cock

Lodger

Single

70

1811

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Charles F

Cock

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Graham

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

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