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Household of Robert Walmsley (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Walmsley, born in 1839 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Martha Walmsley, born in 1842 in Helmshore, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Helmshore, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Margrate Wolstencroft, born in 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Walmsley's household

Male

Robert

Walmsley

Head
Female

Martha

Walmsley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

William

Walmsley

Son
Male

Walter

Walmsley

Son
Male

Thomas

Walmsley

Son
Female

Margrate

Wolstencroft

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Walmsley

Head

Married

42

1839

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Martha

Walmsley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Helmshore, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Helmshore, Lancashire, England

William

Walmsley

Son

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

Walter

Walmsley

Son

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Walmsley

Son

Single

6

1875

Bury, Lancashire, England

Margrate

Wolstencroft

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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