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Household of William Butterworth (born 1844, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butterworth, born in 1844 in Brompton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Butterworth, born in 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; David (born 1871 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1872 in Idle, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Mary Whitemoss, born in 1858 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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William Butterworth's household

Male

William

Butterworth

Head
Female

Margaret

Butterworth

Wife
Male

David

Butterworth

Son
Female

Martha

Butterworth

Daughter
Female

Mary

Whitemoss

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Brompton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butterworth

Head

Married

37

1844

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Butterworth

Wife

Married

39

1842

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

David

Butterworth

Son

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Whitemoss

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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