Born ‎20 sep 1819 Eccleshill, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, died ‎5 Jun 1899 Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom‎, 79 years
== Biography ==James was born on 20 September 1819 in Eccles Hill, Lancashire, England. He was the son of [[Walmsley-908
Moses Walmsley]] and [[Green-37204
Catherine Green]].
James was baptised on 16 January 1820 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.'''Baptism''': England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: {{Ancestry Record
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In the 1841 census James (age 21) was living in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.'''1841 Census''': 1841 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: Class: HO107; Piece: 502; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Blackburn; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 19; Folio: 17; Page: 29; Line: 4; GSU roll: 306891 {{Ancestry Record
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In the 1851 census James (age 31) was living in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Relationship: Head.'''1851 Census''': 1851 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Class: HO107; Piece: 2259; Folio: 487; Page: 58; GSU roll: 87282-87283 {{Ancestry Record
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In the 1861 census James (age 41) was living in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Relationship: Head.'''1861 Census''': 1861 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Class: RG 9; Piece: 3097; Folio: 2; Page: 3; GSU roll: 543078 {{Ancestry Record
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In the 1871 census James (age 51) was living in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Relation to Head: Head.'''1871 Census''': 1871 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4180; Folio: 134; Page: 26; GSU roll: 846939 {{Ancestry Record
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When James was 58 he married on 25 April 1878 in Saint John, Preston, Lancashire, England.'''Marriage''': England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: {{Ancestry Record
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In the 1881 census James (age 61) was living in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Marital Status: Widower. Relationship to Head: Head.'''1881 Census''': 1881 England Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: Class: RG11; Piece: 4194; Folio: 39; Page: 21; GSU roll: 1342005 {{Ancestry Record
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In the 1891 census James (age 71) was living in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. living with second wife Elizabeth and Kate &James Hutton; Relation to Head: Head.'''1891 Census''': 1891 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3399; Folio: 82; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6098509 {{Ancestry Record
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James was buried on 4 February 1893 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
James died at the age of 79 on 5 June 1899 in Preston, Lancashire.'''Death Registration''': England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 FreeBMD Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Citing: {{Ancestry Record
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Probate: 24 June 1899 in Lancaster, England.'''Probate:''': England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: {{Ancestry Record
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There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.'''Child Baptism''': England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Citing: {{Ancestry Record
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'''External media links:''' (These may require a subscription to view)* 1871 Census - James & Ann Walmsley + Moses (jpg file): {{Ancestry Tree Media
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== Sources ==

* personal family account* Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree {{Ancestry Tree
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