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Household of Edward Roughley (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

Edward Roughley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Roughley, born in 1842 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Roughley, born in 1844 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother In Law, Martha Fairhurst, born in 1804 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England.


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Edward Roughley's household

Male

Edward

Roughley

Head
Female

Mary

Roughley

Wife
Male

John

Roughley

Son
Female

Ann

Roughley

Daughter
Male

James

Roughley

Son
Male

William

Roughley

Son
Female

Martha

Fairhurst

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Roughley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Roughley

Head

Married

39

1842

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roughley

Wife

Married

37

1844

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Roughley

Son

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Roughley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Roughley

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Roughley

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Fairhurst

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

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