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Household of John Rowley (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Rowley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rowley, born in 1849 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Rowley, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Michael (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Mary Sweeney, born in 1827 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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John Rowley's household

Male

John

Rowley

Head
Female

Catherine

Rowley

Wife
Male

Michael

Rowley

Son
Female

Anne

Rowley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rowley

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Rowley

Daughter
Male

James

Rowley

Son
Male

John

Rowley

Son
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Rowley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rowley

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Catherine

Rowley

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Michael

Rowley

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Anne

Rowley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Rowley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Rowley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Rowley

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Rowley

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sweeney

Lodger

Widow

54

1827

Sheerness, Kent, England

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