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Household of William Walker (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

William Walker and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Walker, born in 1842 in Rowley, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Margaret (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), William (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Amy (born 1865 in Arnside, Westmorland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Head, Joseph Ellison, born in 1826 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.


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William Walker's household

Male

William

Walker

Head
Female

Margaret

Walker

Daughter
Male

William

Walker

Son
Male

Joseph

Ellison

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Ellison

Wife
Female

Amy

Ellison

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Walker
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Walker

Head

Widower

39

1842

Rowley, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Walker

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Walker

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ellison

Boarder Head

Married

55

1826

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Mary

Ellison

Wife

Married

45

1836

Beetham, Westmorland, England

Amy

Ellison

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Arnside, Westmorland, England

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