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Household of John Rolfe (born 1836, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Rolfe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rolfe, born in 1836 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Rolfe, born in 1838 in Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Mary A, born 1862 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Richard (born 1847 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1831 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England).


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John Rolfe's household

Male

John

Rolfe

Head
Female

Mary A

Rolfe

Wife
Female

Mary A

Rolfe

Daughter
Male

Richard

Roberts

Boarder
Male

John

Smith

Boarder
Male

James

Whitworth

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Rolfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rolfe

Head

Married

45

1836

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary A

Rolfe

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales

Mary A

Rolfe

Daughter

Single

19

1862

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Roberts

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

John

Smith

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Whitworth

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Smith

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

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