Walter FAIRCLOUGH b. 1834 Heaton Norris, Stockport, Lancashire, England d. 8 May 1910 Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England: Our Family History

1834 - 1910 (76 years)

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Name Walter FAIRCLOUGH

Relationship with Ronald MILLWARD

Birth

1834

Heaton Norris, Stockport, Lancashire, England

Gender Male

Census

1841

Heaton Norris, Stockport, Lancashire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
26	51	William	Fairclough	1811		30	Male	Blacksmith
27	51	Phoebe	Fairclough	1811		30	Female	Bonnet Maker
28	51	Walter	Fairclough	1834	Lancashire	7	Male
29	51	John	Fairclough	1837	Lancashire	4	Male
30	51	Lucinda	Grundy	1821	Lancashire	20	Female	Bonnet Maker

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 582 Folio: 10 Page: 1 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=vbzd_5250
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Census 1851 Tiviot Dale, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Lancashire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
4	4	William	Fairclough	Head	1809	Lymm	42	Male	Married	Smith
5	4	Phoebe	Fairclough	Wife	1807	Loscoe	44	Female	Married	Bonnet Maker
6	4	Walter	Fairclough	Son	1834	Heaton Norris	17	Male	Single	Smith
7	4	John	Fairclough	Son	1838	Heaton Norris	13	Male		Scholar
8	4	William	Fairclough	Son	1848	Heaton Norris	3	Male

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2155 Folio: 52 Page: 2 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=p7bm_5251
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Census 1861 Loscoe Road, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
24	36	Walter	Fairclough	Head	1834	Heaton Norris	27	Male	Married	Whitesmith
25	36	Mary	Fairclough	Wife	1834	Codnor	27	Female	Married	Whitesmith's Wife
1	36	Walter P	Fairclough	Son	1858	Codnor	3	Male
2	36	Phoebe P	Fairclough	Daughter	1860	Codnor	5 Months	Female

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2432 Folio: 73 Page: 6 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=mq9z_5252
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Census 1871 Greenhillocks, Ripley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
14	118	Walter	Fairclough	Head	1834	Heaton Norris	37	Male	Married	Foreman of Factory
15	118	Lydia	Fairclough	Wife	1843	Shirley	28	Female	Married
16	118	Walter Peake	Fairclough	Son	1858	Codnor	13	Male		Scholar
17	118	Frank William	Fairclough	Son	1869	Ripley	2	Male

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3585 Folio: 40 Page: 23 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=1x8z_5248
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Census 1881 55 Fountain Street, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
7	56	Walter	Fairclough	Head	1834	Heaton Norris	47	Male	Married	Braid Manager
8	56	Lydia	Fairclough	Wife	1843	Shirley	38	Female	Married	Braid Manager's Wife
9	56	Frank W	Fairclough	Son	1869	Ripley	12	Male	Single	Scholar
10	56	Jane	Blake	Servant	1865	Burton on Trent	16	Female	Single	General Servant

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 2739 Folio: 10 Page: 12 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=pyhk_5249
Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk

Census 1901 10 Union Street, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
15	175	Walter	Fairclough	Head	1834	Heaton Norris	67	Male	Widower	Braid Manager
16	175	Frank W	Fairclough	Son	1869	Ripley	32	Male	Single	Braid Manager's Assistant
17	175	Elizabeth	Goodall	Sister-in-Law	1833	Rodsley	68	Female	Single	Housekeeper
18	175	Olive	Massey	Servant	1873	Ipstones	28	Female	Single	Domestic Servant

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 2622 Folio: 16 Page: 24 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=p7d6_5247
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Occupation Blacksmith

Death

8 May 1910

Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England

Burial 11 May 1910 St. Michael's Churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial Record (1908-1912)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

St. Michael's Churchyard
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

David FAIRCLOUGH (Grandfather)

Mary (Grandmother)

Person ID I52811 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 2 Mar 2026

Father	William FAIRCLOUGH, b. 30 Jun 1809, Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire, England d. 16 Jul 1878, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England (Age 69 years)
Mother	Phoebe STANLEY, c. 29 Dec 1806, Heanor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 11 Nov 1878, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 71 years)
Marriage	12 Feb 1833	Manchester, Lancashire, England
Family ID	F19624	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mary PEAKE, b. 16 Sep 1833, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 28 Dec 1861, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 28 years)

Marriage 24 Aug 1856 St. James' Church, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1856 May-Sep)
St. James' Church, Codnor

St. James' Church
Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire

Children

	1. Walter Peake FAIRCLOUGH, b. 1857, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	2. Phoebe Peake FAIRCLOUGH, b. Nov 1860, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Oct 1861, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 0 years)

Family ID F19627 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 2 Mar 2026

Family 2

Lydia GOODALL, b. 1843, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

d. 8 Mar 1891, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England

(Age 48 years)

Marriage 30 May 1868 All Saints Church, Ripley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1868 May-Jun)
All Saints Church, Ripley

All Saints Church
Ripley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire

Association Emily GOODALL (Relationship: Witness)

Association William FAIRCLOUGH (Relationship: Witness)

Children

+	1. Frank William FAIRCLOUGH, b. 21 Feb 1869, Ripley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 1941, Grantham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England (Age 71 years) ▻ Lucindia HAMLET m. 5 Jun 1906

Family ID F19623 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Mar 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1834 - Heaton Norris, Stockport, Lancashire, England
	Census - 1841 - Heaton Norris, Stockport, Lancashire, England
	Census - 1851 - Tiviot Dale, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Lancashire, England
	Marriage - 24 Aug 1856 - St. James' Church, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Loscoe Road, Codnor, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 30 May 1868 - All Saints Church, Ripley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Greenhillocks, Ripley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - 55 Fountain Street, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1901 - 10 Union Street, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
	Death - 8 May 1910 - Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
	Burial - 11 May 1910 - St. Michael's Churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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