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Household of John Roscow (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Roscow and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Roscow, born in 1833 in Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Roscow, born in 1840 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Baxter (born 1868 in Harwood, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Harwood, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1870 in Harwood, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1875 in Harwood, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1879 in Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Illegitimate Daughter, Elizabeth A (born 1862 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England) and John's Illegitimate Daughter, Emma J (born 1865 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England).


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John Roscow's household

Male

John

Roscow

Head
Female

Mary

Roscow

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Howarth

Illegitimate Daughter
Female

Emma J

Howarth

Illegitimate Daughter
Male

Baxter

Roscow

Son
Male

John

Roscow

Son
Female

Esther

Roscow

Daughter
Female

Martha

Roscow

Daughter
Female

Mary

Roscow

Daughter
Male

Peter

Roscow

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Roscow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Roscow

Head

Married

48

1833

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roscow

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Howarth

Illegitimate Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Emma J

Howarth

Illegitimate Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Baxter

Roscow

Son

Single

13

1868

Harwood, Lancashire, England

John

Roscow

Son

Single

12

1869

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Esther

Roscow

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Martha

Roscow

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roscow

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Harwood, Lancashire, England

Peter

Roscow

Son

Single

2

1879

Harwood, Lancashire, England

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