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Household of William Walmsley (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

William Walmsley and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Walmsley, born in 1840 in Chipping, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Walmsley, born in 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Ada (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1861 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1865 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1868 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Cousin, Isabella Stevenson, born in 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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William Walmsley's household

Male

William

Walmsley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Wife
Female

Ada

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

William

Walmsley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Clara

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

William

Walmsley

Head
Female

Mary

Walmsley

Wife
Male

James

Walmsley

Son
Female

Anne

Walmsley

Daughter
Female

Jane

Walmsley

Daughter
Male

William

Walmsley

Son
Female

Isabella

Stevenson

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Walmsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chipping, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Walmsley

Head

Married

41

1840

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Walmsley

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Walmsley

Head

Married

56

1825

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Mary

Walmsley

Wife

Married

57

1824

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Walmsley

Son

Single

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Anne

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Walmsley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

William

Walmsley

Son

Single

13

1868

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Stevenson

Cousin

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

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