Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Rothwell (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rothwell, born in 1837 in Brierfield, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betty Rothwell, born in 1839 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1861 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Rothwell's household

Male

John

Rothwell

Head
Female

Betty

Rothwell

Wife
Female

Ellen

Rothwell

Daughter
Male

William

Rothwell

Son
Male

Joseph

Rothwell

Son
Female

Hannah

Rothwell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rothwell

Daughter
Male

Richard

Rothwell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Rothwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Brierfield, 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

44

1837

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Betty

Rothwell

Wife

Married

42

1839

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rothwell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

William

Rothwell

Son

Single

17

1864

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Rothwell

Son

Single

14

1867

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Rothwell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rothwell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Richard

Rothwell

Son

Single

1

1880

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Rothwell in Burnley in 1881, and follow the Rothwell family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Rothwell

We’ve found John Rothwell in 114 family trees. Find out more about John Rothwell's household and view the Rothwell family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census