Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Butterworth (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

James Butterworth and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Butterworth, born in 1845 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Butterworth, born in 1844 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Willie (born 1866 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1875 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1877 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Mary (born 1819 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and James's Cousin, Sarah (born 1866 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Butterworth's household

Male

James

Butterworth

Head
Female

Alice

Butterworth

Wife
Male

Willie

Butterworth

Son
Female

Mary A

Butterworth

Daughter
Female

Emma

Butterworth

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Butterworth

Son
Female

Mary

Royds

Aunt
Female

Sarah

Royds

Cousin
First name(s) James
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Butterworth

Head

Married

36

1845

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Alice

Butterworth

Wife

Married

37

1844

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Willie

Butterworth

Son

Single

15

1866

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Emma

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Butterworth

Son

Single

4

1877

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary

Royds

Aunt

Widow

62

1819

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Royds

Cousin

Single

15

1866

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Butterworth in Rochdale in 1881, and follow the Butterworth family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Butterworth

We’ve found James Butterworth in 100 family trees. Find out more about James Butterworth's household and view the Butterworth family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census