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Household of William Roscoe Scowcroft (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Scowcroft and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Roscoe Scowcroft, born in 1846 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William Roscoe was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scowcroft, born in 1851 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel Roscoe (born 1871 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1875 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), William Ernest (born 1879 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and Harold A (born 1881 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Roscoe's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and William Roscoe's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).


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William Roscoe Scowcroft's household

Male

William Roscoe

Scowcroft

Head
Female

Margaret

Scowcroft

Wife
Male

Samuel Roscoe

Scowcroft

Son
Female

Mary

Scowcroft

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Scowcroft

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Scowcroft

Son
Male

William Ernest

Scowcroft

Son
Male

Harold A

Scowcroft

Son
Female

Annie

Coleman

Servant
Female

Alice

Lever

Servant
First name(s) William Roscoe
Last name Scowcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Roscoe

Scowcroft

Head

Married

35

1846

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Scowcroft

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bury, Lancashire, England

Samuel Roscoe

Scowcroft

Son

Single

10

1871

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Scowcroft

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Scowcroft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Scowcroft

Son

Single

5

1876

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

William Ernest

Scowcroft

Son

Single

2

1879

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Harold A

Scowcroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Coleman

Servant

Single

20

1861

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lever

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

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