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Household of Thomas Walmsley (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Walmsley, born in 1847 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Walmsley, born in 1845 in Otley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur F (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John F (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), James Edgar (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and William E (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's General Dom Servant, Mary (born 1824 in -) and Thomas's Servant, John Wesley (born 1857 in Somerset, England).


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Thomas Walmsley's household

Male

Thomas

Walmsley

Head
Female

Mary

Walmsley

Wife
Male

Arthur F

Walmsley

Son
Male

John F

Walmsley

Son
Male

James Edgar

Walmsley

Son
Male

William E

Walmsley

Son
Female

Mary

Wainwright

General Dom Servant
Male

John Wesley

Holland

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Walmsley

Head

Married

34

1847

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Walmsley

Wife

Married

36

1845

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur F

Walmsley

Son

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John F

Walmsley

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James Edgar

Walmsley

Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

William E

Walmsley

Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wainwright

General Dom Servant

Widow

57

1824

-

John Wesley

Holland

Servant

Single

24

1857

Somerset, England

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