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Household of Thomas Walkden (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Walkden and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Walkden, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Walkden, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Martha A (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, William (born 1800 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Brother In Law, John (born 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Martha (born 1806 in Haigh, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Walkden's household

Male

Thomas

Walkden

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Walkden

Wife
Male

William

Walkden

Son
Female

Sarah

Walkden

Daughter
Male

James

Walkden

Son
Male

John

Walkden

Son
Female

Isabella

Walkden

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Walkden

Son
Female

Martha A

Walkden

Daughter
Male

William

Critchley

Father In Law
Male

John

Critchley

Brother In Law
Female

Martha

Green

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Walkden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Walkden

Head

Married

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walkden

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Walkden

Son

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Walkden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Walkden

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Walkden

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Walkden

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Walkden

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Walkden

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Critchley

Father In Law

Widower

81

1800

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Critchley

Brother In Law

-

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Martha

Green

Boarder

Widow

75

1806

Haigh, Lancashire, England

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