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Household of Thomas Walls (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 Walls and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Walls, born in 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary A (born 1859 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Durham, England), Sarah J (born 1865 in Durham, England), Catherine (born 1870 in Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1873 in North Shields, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, Thomas (born 1866 in Durham, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1864 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Walls's household

Male

Thomas

Walls

Head
Female

Mary A

Walls

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Walls

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Walls

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Walls

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Walls

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Riley

Nephew
Male

Joseph

Hopkins

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Walls
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Walls

Head

Widower

39

1842

Ireland

Mary A

Walls

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Walls

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Durham, England

Sarah J

Walls

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

Catherine

Walls

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Margaret

Walls

Daughter

Single

8

1873

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Riley

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

Joseph

Hopkins

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

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