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Household of William John Rotheson West (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 John Rotheson West and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Rotheson West, born in 1831 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William John Rotheson was the head of the household, married to Isabella West, born in 1835 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1865 in Standish, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and William John Rotheson (born 1873 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William John Rotheson's Daughr, Margaret Ellen (born 1863 in Standish, Lancashire, England), William John Rotheson's Daughr, Sarah Ann (born 1867 in Standish, Lancashire, England), William John Rotheson's Daughr, Mary Jane (born 1879 in Standish, Lancashire, England), William John Rotheson's Boarder, Isaac (born 1861 in Standish, Lancashire, England), William John Rotheson's Boarder, Ann (born 1860 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and William John Rotheson's Visitor, Lucy (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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William John Rotheson West's household

Male

William John Rotheson

West

Head
Female

Isabella

West

Wife
Female

Margaret Ellen

West

Daughr
Male

Peter

West

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

West

Daughr
Male

Thomas

West

Son
Male

William John Rotheson

West

Son
Female

Mary Jane

West

Daughr
Male

Isaac

Topping

Boarder
Female

Ann

Bibby

Boarder
Female

Lucy

Elison

Visitor
First name(s) William John Rotheson
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John Rotheson

West

Head

Married

50

1831

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Isabella

West

Wife

Married

46

1835

Standish, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

West

Daughr

Single

18

1863

Standish, Lancashire, England

Peter

West

Son

Single

16

1865

Standish, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

West

Daughr

Single

14

1867

Standish, Lancashire, England

Thomas

West

Son

Single

10

1871

Standish, Lancashire, England

William John Rotheson

West

Son

Single

8

1873

Standish, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

West

Daughr

Single

2

1879

Standish, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Topping

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Standish, Lancashire, England

Ann

Bibby

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Standish, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Elison

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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