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Household of Thomas Rootham (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wetherby, 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.

Thomas Rootham and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Rootham, born in 1842 in Ripon, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Rootham, born in 1835 in Norton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William J (born 1873 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes S C A (born 1874 in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Apprentice, Richard (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Apprentice, William (born 1865 in Norton, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Rootham's household

Male

Thomas

Rootham

Head
Female

Sarah A

Rootham

Wife
Male

William J

Rootham

Son
Female

Agnes S C A

Rootham

Daughter
Male

Richard

Stead

Apprentice
Male

William

Blackburn

Apprentice
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Rootham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Rootham

Head

Married

39

1842

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Rootham

Wife

Married

46

1835

Norton, Yorkshire, England

William J

Rootham

Son

Single

8

1873

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Agnes S C A

Rootham

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wetherby, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Stead

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Blackburn

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Norton, Yorkshire, England

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