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Household of Walter Macfarlane (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Walter Macfarlane and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Macfarlane, born in 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Ellen B Macfarlane, born in 1838 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert A (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1863 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and Allan A (born 1869 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Visitor, Sarah E (born 1862 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England), Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Shropshire, England) and Walter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Broseley, Shropshire, England).


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Walter Macfarlane's household

Male

Walter

Macfarlane

Head
Female

Ellen B

Macfarlane

Wife
Female

Alice

Macfarlane

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Macfarlane

Son
Male

Walter

Macfarlane

Son
Male

Allan A

Macfarlane

Son
Female

Sarah E

Offord

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Harvey

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Macfarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Macfarlane

Head

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen B

Macfarlane

Wife

Married

43

1838

Exeter, Devon, England

Alice

Macfarlane

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert A

Macfarlane

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Macfarlane

Son

Single

18

1863

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Allan A

Macfarlane

Son

Single

12

1869

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Offord

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Cavendish, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant

Single

20

1861

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Harvey

Servant

Single

22

1859

Broseley, Shropshire, England

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