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Household of Christopher Rowell (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Christopher Rowell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Rowell, born in 1844 in Earsdon, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Frances Rowell, born in 1853 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1869 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England), John (born 1877 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England) and Florence A (born 1879 in Hedworth, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Christopher's Lodger, Frederick W Walpole, born in 1860 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England.


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Christopher Rowell's household

Male

Christopher

Rowell

Head
Female

Frances

Rowell

Wife
Male

Robert

Rowell

Son
Male

Thomas

Rowell

Son
Male

John

Rowell

Son
Female

Florence A

Rowell

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Walpole

Lodger
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Rowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Rowell

Head

Married

37

1844

Earsdon, Northumberland, England

Frances

Rowell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

Robert

Rowell

Son

Single

12

1869

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Rowell

Son

Single

10

1871

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

John

Rowell

Son

Single

4

1877

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

Florence A

Rowell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hedworth, Northumberland, England

Frederick W

Walpole

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

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