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Household of Moses Walmsley (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Moses Walmsley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Walmsley, born in 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Mary Walmsley, born in 1855 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Cornelius (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Moses's Visitor, James Lord, born in 1821 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Moses Walmsley's household

Male

Moses

Walmsley

Head
Female

Mary

Walmsley

Wife
Male

James

Walmsley

Son
Male

Ernest

Walmsley

Son
Male

Cornelius

Walmsley

Son
Male

James

Lord

Visitor
First name(s) Moses
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Walmsley

Head

Married

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Walmsley

Wife

Married

26

1855

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

James

Walmsley

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Walmsley

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Cornelius

Walmsley

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Lord

Visitor

Widower

60

1821

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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