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Household of Josiah Rowland (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Josiah Rowland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Rowland, born in 1841 in Hyde, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rowland, born in 1849 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harriet Ann (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Martha Jane (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Lizzie (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ellen (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Lodger, Benjamin Clegg, born in 1861 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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Josiah Rowland's household

Male

Josiah

Rowland

Head
Female

Ellen

Rowland

Wife
Female

Harriet Ann

Rowland

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Rowland

Daughter
Female

Martha Jane

Rowland

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Rowland

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Rowland

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Clegg

Lodger
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Rowland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hyde, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Rowland

Head

Married

40

1841

Hyde, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rowland

Wife

Married

32

1849

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Harriet Ann

Rowland

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Rowland

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Martha Jane

Rowland

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Rowland

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Rowland

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Clegg

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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