Walmsley Name Meaning: A habitational place name meaning 'a clearing in a wood,near a lake'. Wald 'forest' + mere 'lake' + leah 'woodland clearing'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Also locational from either of two places in Lancashire.
Discover how your Walmsley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 219 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 38 |
| Derbyshire | 79 |
| Devon | 13 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 110 |
| Essex | 72 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 23 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 46 |
| Lancashire | 5,421 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 132 |
| London | 151 |
| Middlesex | 60 |
| Northumberland | 11 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 59 |
| Nottinghamshire | 34 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 38 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 40 |
| Sussex | 16 |
| Staffordshire | 86 |
| Warwickshire | 38 |
| Westmorland | 20 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 762 |
| Anglesey | 3 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 16 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 13 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 670 |
| Cotton Weaver | 358 |
| Weaver | 108 |
| Weaver Cotton | 63 |
| Private Means | 45 |
| Labourer | 44 |
| Cotton Winder | 43 |
| Farmer | 43 |
| Housekeeper | 41 |
| None | 36 |
| General Labourer | 33 |
| House Keeper | 33 |
| At Home | 33 |
| Farm Labourer | 28 |
| Clerk | 26 |
| Assisting In The Business | 26 |
| Carter | 26 |
| Dressmaker | 24 |
| Cotton Spinner | 22 |
| Housewife | 20 |
| Winder | 20 |
| Weaver (cotton) | 18 |
| Scholar | 17 |
| Shop Assistant | 16 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Walmsley | 3,438 |
| Mary Walmsley | 3,424 |
| William Walmsley | 2,750 |
| James Walmsley | 2,266 |
| Thomas Walmsley | 2,000 |
| Elizabeth Walmsley | 1,885 |
| Sarah Walmsley | 1,328 |
| Alice Walmsley | 1,313 |
| Margaret Walmsley | 1,312 |
| Ann Walmsley | 1,225 |
| Jane Walmsley | 1,102 |
| Joseph Walmsley | 1,037 |
| Ellen Walmsley | 1,024 |
| George Walmsley | 851 |
| Robert Walmsley | 794 |
| Henry Walmsley | 698 |
| Richard Walmsley | 651 |
| Annie Walmsley | 495 |
| Charles Walmsley | 453 |
| Hannah Walmsley | 446 |
| Martha Walmsley | 438 |
| Edward Walmsley | 414 |
| Emma Walmsley | 310 |
| Eliza Walmsley | 298 |
| Catherine Walmsley | 264 |