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Household of Thomas Walker (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Walker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Walker, born in 1837 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Walker, born in 1840 in Rainford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Richard (born 1858 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Walker's household

Male

Thomas

Walker

Head
Female

Mary

Walker

Wife
Male

Joseph

Walker

Son
Male

Thomas

Walker

Son
Male

James

Walker

Son
Female

Ellen

Walker

Daughter
Male

Richard

Clare

Boarder
Male

James

Clare

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Walker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Walker

Head

Married

44

1837

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Walker

Wife

Married

41

1840

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Walker

Son

Single

10

1871

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Walker

Son

Single

9

1872

Rainford, Lancashire, England

James

Walker

Son

Single

6

1875

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Walker

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Richard

Clare

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Rainford, Lancashire, England

James

Clare

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Rainford, Lancashire, England

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