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Household of Thomas Walmsley (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Walmsley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Walmsley, born in 1843 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Walmsley, born in 1844 in Enfield, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1878 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1874 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Daughter, Louisa M Mercer, born in 1866 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Walmsley's household

Male

Thomas

Walmsley

Head
Female

Ann

Walmsley

Wife
Male

John W

Walmsley

Son
Male

James

Walmsley

Son
Female

Louisa M

Mercer

Step Daughter
Female

Alice

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Walmsley

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Walmsley

Head

Married

38

1843

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Ann

Walmsley

Wife

Married

37

1844

Enfield, Lancashire, England

John W

Walmsley

Son

Single

3

1878

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

James

Walmsley

Son

Single

2

1879

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Louisa M

Mercer

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Alice

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

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