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Household of Matthew Rowbottom (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Matthew Rowbottom and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Rowbottom, born in 1838 in Meltham Mills, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; George Hy (born 1867 in Lockwood, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1878 in Paddock, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1880 in Paddock, Yorkshire, England), Bernard (born 1875 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1877 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Sophia (born 1848 in Hadfield, Cheshire, England) and Matthew's Boarder Head, Timothy (born 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Rowbottom's household

Male

Matthew

Rowbottom

Head
Male

George Hy

Rowbottom

Son
Male

Fred

Rowbottom

Son
Male

Willie

Rowbottom

Son
Female

Florence

Rowbottom

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Simpson

Servant
Male

Timothy

Gallagher

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Gallagher

Wife
Male

Bernard

Gallagher

Son
Male

James

Gallagher

Son
Female

Annie

Gallagher

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Rowbottom
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Meltham Mills, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Rowbottom

Head

Widower

43

1838

Meltham Mills, Yorkshire, England

George Hy

Rowbottom

Son

Single

14

1867

Lockwood, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Rowbottom

Son

Single

9

1872

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Rowbottom

Son

Single

3

1878

Paddock, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Rowbottom

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Paddock, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Simpson

Servant

Married

33

1848

Hadfield, Cheshire, England

Timothy

Gallagher

Boarder Head

Married

28

1853

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Gallagher

Wife

Married

28

1853

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Bernard

Gallagher

Son

Single

6

1875

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

James

Gallagher

Son

Single

4

1877

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Gallagher

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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