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Household of Richard Roughsedge (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Richard Roughsedge and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Roughsedge, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Hannah Roughsedge, born in 1833 in Horton, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Eliza, born 1855 in Horton, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Fred (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1878 in Elland, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Elland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Son In Law, Sykes Holroyd, born in 1849 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Roughsedge's household

Male

Richard

Roughsedge

Head
Female

Hannah

Roughsedge

Wife
Male

Fred

Turner

Grand Son
Male

Sykes

Holroyd

Son In Law
Female

Eliza

Holroyd

Daughter
Female

Frances

Holroyd

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Holroyd

Grand Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Roughsedge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Roughsedge

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Roughsedge

Wife

Married

48

1833

Horton, Staffordshire, England

Fred

Turner

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sykes

Holroyd

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Holroyd

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Horton, Staffordshire, England

Frances

Holroyd

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Holroyd

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Elland, Yorkshire, England

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