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Household of Robert Walmsley (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Robert Walmsley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Walmsley, born in 1831 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Walmsley, born in 1833 in Northwich, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), George R (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1875 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, James Sturgess, born in 1815 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England.


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Robert Walmsley's household

Male

Robert

Walmsley

Head
Female

Sarah

Walmsley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

George R

Walmsley

Son
Female

Kate

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Walmsley

Son
Female

Martha A

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Emma

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

James

Sturgess

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Walmsley

Head

Married

50

1831

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Walmsley

Wife

Married

48

1833

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George R

Walmsley

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Kate

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Walmsley

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Emma

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

James

Sturgess

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Leatherhead, Surrey, England

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