1831–1905

Introduction

Born: March 18, 1831, Manchester, Eng­land.

Died: Oc­to­ber 30, 1905, Sale (near Manchester), Eng­land.

Buried: Brooklands Ce­me­te­ry, Sale, England; there is no stone on the grave.

Biography

Walmsley moved to Sale in 1870, where he worked as a jeweler. A Con­gre­ga­tion­alist, he was for 28 years connected with the work of the Manchester Sunday School Union, many of his hymns being written for the annual Whit-week Festival.

Works

Lyrics

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Walmsley (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),