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Household of James Roscroft (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

James Roscroft and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Roscroft, born in 1847 in Coppull, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Roscroft, born in 1855 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah E (born 1875 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1877 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Amelia J (born 1878 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Florence E (born 1880 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Susannah (born 1864 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1826 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, John (born 1866 in Croston, Lancashire, England).


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James Roscroft's household

Male

James

Roscroft

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Roscroft

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Roscroft

Daughter
Male

John W

Roscroft

Son
Female

Amelia J

Roscroft

Daughter
Female

Florence E

Roscroft

Daughter
Male

James

Roscroft

Son
Female

Susannah

Iddon

Servant
Male

Thomas

Foy

Servant
Male

John

Rigby

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Roscroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Coppull, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Roscroft

Head

Married

34

1847

Coppull, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Roscroft

Wife

Married

26

1855

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Roscroft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

John W

Roscroft

Son

Single

4

1877

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Amelia J

Roscroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Florence E

Roscroft

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

James

Roscroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Iddon

Servant

Single

17

1864

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foy

Servant

Single

55

1826

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

John

Rigby

Servant

Single

15

1866

Croston, Lancashire, England

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