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Household of William Roscoe (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Roscoe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Roscoe, born in 1851 in Churchtown, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Roscoe, born in 1853 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Mary Martin, born in 1809 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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William Roscoe's household

Male

William

Roscoe

Head
Female

Alice

Roscoe

Wife
Female

Ellen

Roscoe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Roscoe

Daughter
Female

Alice

Roscoe

Daughter
Male

William

Roscoe

Son
Female

Mary

Martin

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Roscoe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Churchtown, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Roscoe

Head

Married

30

1851

Churchtown, Lancashire, England

Alice

Roscoe

Wife

Married

28

1853

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Roscoe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roscoe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Roscoe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Roscoe

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Martin

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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