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Household of Robert Butterworth (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Butterworth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Butterworth, born in 1844 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Butterworth, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ernest G (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Robert John (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister, Ada (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Robert's Cousin, Thomas (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Butterworth's household

Male

Robert

Butterworth

Head
Female

Margaret A

Butterworth

Wife
Male

Samuel

Butterworth

Son
Male

Ernest G

Butterworth

Son
Male

Robert John

Butterworth

Son
Female

Ada

Dickson

Sister
Male

Thomas

Potts

Cousin
First name(s) Robert
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Butterworth

Head

Married

37

1844

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Butterworth

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Butterworth

Son

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ernest G

Butterworth

Son

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Robert John

Butterworth

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ada

Dickson

Sister

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Potts

Cousin

Single

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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