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Household of John S Rowntree (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 S Rowntree and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Rowntree, born in 1835 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Helen D Rowntree, born in 1834 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah E (born 1862 in York, Yorkshire, England), Theodore H (born 1868 in York, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England), Edith M (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Hilda M (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Servant, Sarah (born 1822 in Yorkshire, England), John S's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Norwich, Lancashire, England), John S's Servant, Mary A (born 1858 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), John S's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Shipton, Yorkshire, England) and John S's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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John S Rowntree's household

Male

John S

Rowntree

Head
Female

Helen D

Rowntree

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Rowntree

Daughter
Male

Theodore H

Rowntree

Son
Male

James

Rowntree

Son
Female

Edith M

Rowntree

Daughter
Female

Hilda M

Rowntree

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Boddy

Servant
Female

Mary

Ward

Servant
Female

Mary A

Sparkling

Servant
Female

Jane

Sparkling

Servant
Female

Margaret

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) John S
Last name Rowntree
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Rowntree

Head

Married

46

1835

York, Yorkshire, England

Helen D

Rowntree

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Rowntree

Daughter

Single

19

1862

York, Yorkshire, England

Theodore H

Rowntree

Son

Single

13

1868

York, Yorkshire, England

James

Rowntree

Son

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

Edith M

Rowntree

Daughter

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Hilda M

Rowntree

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Boddy

Servant

Married

59

1822

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ward

Servant

Single

27

1854

Norwich, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sparkling

Servant

Single

23

1858

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Sparkling

Servant

Single

20

1861

Shipton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Wilson

Servant

Single

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

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