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Household of John Rothwell (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Rothwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rothwell, born in 1847 in Parr, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rothwell, born in 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1870 in Parr, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Betsy (born 1880 in Parr, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Edwin (born 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1840 in Lancashire, England).


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John Rothwell's household

Male

John

Rothwell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rothwell

Wife
Male

James

Rothwell

Son
Male

William

Rothwell

Son
Female

Mary

Rothwell

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Rothwell

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Lightfoot

Boarder
Male

William

Wright

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Rothwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Parr, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rothwell

Head

Married

34

1847

Parr, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rothwell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Rothwell

Son

Single

11

1870

Parr, Lancashire, England

William

Rothwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Parr, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rothwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Parr, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Rothwell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Parr, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Lightfoot

Boarder

Single

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Wright

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Lancashire, England

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