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Household of Thomas Walmsley (born 1813, 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.

Thomas Walmsley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Walmsley, born in 1813 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sophia Walmsley, born in 1845 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Sophia, born 1845 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Rachael (born 1850 in Bebington, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Alice (born 1853 in Church Eaton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales) and Thomas's Servant, Hannah (born 1860 in Church Eaton, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Walmsley's household

Male

Thomas

Walmsley

Head
Female

Sophia

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Rachael

Quayle

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Didsbury

Servant
Female

Alice

Lockley

Servant
Female

Mary

Mulligan

Servant
Female

Hannah

Lockley

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Walmsley

Head

Married

68

1813

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Quayle

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Didsbury

Servant

Single

29

1852

Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Alice

Lockley

Servant

Single

28

1853

Church Eaton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Mulligan

Servant

Single

23

1858

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Hannah

Lockley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Church Eaton, Staffordshire, England

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