Born in Poulton le Fylde, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Cumpsty
and Nancy (Green) Cumpsty
Sister of
Richard Cumpsty, Sarah Cumpsty, Peggy Cumpsty, Ann Cumpsty, Jenny Cumpsty and Henry Cumpsty
Wife of
John Walmsley
— married
1 Jan 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Richard Walmsley, George Doxon Walmsley, Isabella Walmsley, Margaret (Walmsley) Scholes, Henry Walmsley, Annetta Walmsley, Frederick Walmsley, Lilly (Walmsley) Crabtree, James Walmsley, Joseph Walmsley and Bessie (Walmsley) Grime
Died
at about age 77
in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2021
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Biography
Betty was born in 1832. She was the daughter of John Cumpsty and Nancy Green. Betty passed away in 1909.
Sources
- Birth record
- Baptism: 22 Apr 1832 St Chad, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England
- Betty Cumpsty - Daughter of John Cumpsty & Nancy
- Abode: Manes Lane
- Occupation: Laborer
- Baptised by: R. Bowness, Curate
- Source: LDS Film 1517688
- Marriage: 1 Jan 1856 St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
- John Walmsley - of full age, Widower, Manufacturer, Bachelor, Over Darwen
- Betty Cumpstay - of full age, Spinster, Over Darwen
- Groom's Father: John Walmsley, Labourer
- Bride's Father: John Cumpstay, Farmer
- Witness: John Dixon; Ann Cumpstay
- Married by Licence by: J. W. Pengelly Offg.Min
- Register: Marriages 1855 - 1856, Page 239, Entry 477
- Source: LDS Film 1278819
- 1861 Census Spring Street, Over Darwen
- John Walmsley 52 Head Grocer
- Betty Walmsley 28 Wife
- Nancy Walmsley 15 Daughter
- John Walmsley 13 Son
- Mary Hannah Walmsley 11 Daughter
- Richard Walmsley 4 Son
- George Doxon Walmsley 2 Son
- Isabelle Walmsley 1 Daughter
- Ginney Compsey 23 Sister-in-law Servant
- Mary Whitteker 16 None Servant
- 1871 Census 2 Back Holme Street, Over Darwen
- John Walmsley Head 62 1809 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- Betty Walmsley Wife 39 1832 Great Eccleston Lancashire England
- Mary Hannah Walmsley Daughter 21 1850 Over Darwen Lancashire
- Robert Walmsley Son 14 1857 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- George Doxon Walmsley Son 12 1859 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- Isabella Walmsley Daughter 11 1860 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- Margret Walmsley Daughter 9 1862 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- Henry Walmsley Son 7 1864 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- Annetta Walmsley Daughter 6 1865 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- Fredrick Walmsley Son 4 1867 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- Lilly Walmsley Daughter 2 1869 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- James Walmsley Son 3 weeks 1871 Over Darwen Lancashire England
- Elizabeth Gardner Servant 20 1851 Rawcliffe Lancashire England
- Census 1881 Cobden House, Lower Darwen
- John Walmsley Head 72 1809 Cotton Manufacturer Master Employing From 350 To 400 Persons
- Betty Walmsley Wife 48 1833 Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire
- George Walmsley Son 22 1859 Articled Clerk To Solicitor
- Margaret Walmsley Daughter 19 1862
- Henry Walmsley Son 17 1864 Bookkeeper In Cotton Mill
- Annetta Walmsley Daughter 16 1865
- Lily Walmsley Daughter 12 1869 Scholar
- Jim Walmsley Son 10 1871 Scholar
- Joe Walmsley Son 6 1875 Scholar Lower Darwen
- Bessie Walmsley Daughter 4 1877 Scholar Lower Darwen
- Ellen McGhie Servant 19 1862 Kirkcudbright Gate House
- Census 1891 175 Blackburn Road, Darwen
- Betty Walmsley 58 Head Widow
- Fred Walmsley 24 Son Joiner and builder
- Lily Walmsley 22 Daughter
- Jim Walmsley 20 Son Cotton clothlooker
- Joe Walmsley 16 Son Druggist apprentice chemist
- Bessie Walmsley 14 Daughter Scholar
- Edward Crabtree 21 Visitor Cotton manufacturer Todmorden
- Eliz Saxton 18 Domestic Servant Grassmere
- Census 1901 Todmorden Lancashire
- Edward Crabtree 31 Head
- Lily Crabtree 32 Wife
- Fred Walmsley Crabtree 5 Son
- Mary Haliwell 9 Niece
- Betty Walmsley 68 Mother-in-law Widow
- Death record
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
- Name: Betty Walmsley
- Age: 77
- Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
- Death Registration Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Death Date: Jun 1909
- Volume: 8e
- Page: 298
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