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Household of William Butterworth (born 1854, 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.

William Butterworth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butterworth, born in 1854 in Dearnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Butterworth, born in 1855 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Tom (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Willie (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1832 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Sarah Jane (born 1859 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and William's Sister, Alice (born 1868 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Butterworth's household

Male

William

Butterworth

Head
Female

Ann

Butterworth

Wife
Male

Tom

Butterworth

Son
Male

Willie

Butterworth

Son
Female

Sarah

Butterworth

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah Jane

Butterworth

Sister
Female

Alice

Butterworth

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dearnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butterworth

Head

Married

27

1854

Dearnley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Butterworth

Wife

Married

26

1855

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Tom

Butterworth

Son

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Willie

Butterworth

Son

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Butterworth

Mother In Law

Widow

49

1832

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Butterworth

Sister

Single

22

1859

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Butterworth

Sister

Single

13

1868

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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