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Household of John Molesworth (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

John Molesworth and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Molesworth, born in 1819 in , consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Harriet E (born 1857 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), John (born 1858 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1860 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Lawrence R (born 1864 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Hieron (born 1869 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Flora (born 1872 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Annie M C W (born 1862 in Ireland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1828 in Hartley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Arthur (born 1866 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).


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John Molesworth's household

Male

John

Molesworth

Head
Female

Harriet E

Molesworth

Daughter
Male

John

Molesworth

Son
Female

Margaret E

Molesworth

Daughter
Male

Lawrence R

Molesworth

Son
Female

Hieron

P Molesworth

Daughter
Female

Flora

Hill

Daughter
Female

Annie M C W

Bournes

Visitor
Female

Jane

Ellineo

Servant
Female

Margaret

Pearson

Servant
Female

Alice

Leach

Servant
Male

Arthur

Shepherd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Molesworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place -

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Molesworth

Head

Widower

62

1819

-

Harriet E

Molesworth

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

John

Molesworth

Son

Single

23

1858

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Molesworth

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Lawrence R

Molesworth

Son

Single

17

1864

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Hieron

P Molesworth

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Flora

Hill

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Annie M C W

Bournes

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Jane

Ellineo

Servant

Single

53

1828

Hartley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Pearson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Leach

Servant

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Shepherd

Servant

Single

15

1866

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

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