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Household of William Walter (born 1845, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Walter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Walter, born in 1845 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbara Walter, born in 1842 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1870 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John C (born 1875 in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Betsy J (born 1877 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Ann Little, born in 1855 in Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Walter's household

Male

William

Walter

Head
Female

Barbara

Walter

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Walter

Daughter
Male

James

Walter

Son
Male

John C

Walter

Son
Female

Betsy J

Walter

Daughter
Female

Ann

Little

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Walter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Walter

Head

Married

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Walter

Wife

Married

39

1842

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Walter

Daughter

-

11

1870

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Walter

Son

-

9

1872

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John C

Walter

Son

-

6

1875

Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy J

Walter

Daughter

-

4

1877

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Little

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Whifflet, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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