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Household of Edward Rownsley (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Rownsley and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Rownsley, born in 1848 in Lightcliffe, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Lucy Rufus Rownsley, born in 1851 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Rufus (born 1875 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1876 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother, Eliza Rownsley, born in 1819 in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England.


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Edward Rownsley's household

Male

Edward

Rownsley

Head
Female

Lucy Rufus

Rownsley

Wife
Male

Rufus

Rownsley

Son
Male

William

Rownsley

Son
Female

Eliza

Rownsley

Mother
First name(s) Edward
Last name Rownsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lightcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Rownsley

Head

Married

33

1848

Lightcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Lucy Rufus

Rownsley

Wife

Married

30

1851

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Rufus

Rownsley

Son

Single

6

1875

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

William

Rownsley

Son

Single

5

1876

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Rownsley

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Low Moor, Yorkshire, England

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