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Household of William Rossiter (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 Rossiter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rossiter, born in 1842 in Evercreech, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rossiter, born in 1843 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1869 in Evercreech, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1871 in Evercreech, Somerset, England), William H (born 1873 in Evercreech, Somerset, England) and Albert J (born 1875 in Evercreech, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Anna (born 1811 in Evercreech, Somerset, England) and William's Boarder, Samuel (born 1860 in Evercreech, Somerset, England).


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William Rossiter's household

Male

William

Rossiter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rossiter

Wife
Female

Mary A

Rossiter

Daughter
Female

Florence

Rossiter

Daughter
Male

William H

Rossiter

Son
Male

Albert J

Rossiter

Son
Female

Anna

Rossiter

Mother
Male

Samuel

Vining

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Rossiter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Evercreech, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rossiter

Head

Married

39

1842

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Rossiter

Wife

Married

38

1843

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Mary A

Rossiter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Florence

Rossiter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Evercreech, Somerset, England

William H

Rossiter

Son

Single

8

1873

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Albert J

Rossiter

Son

Single

6

1875

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Anna

Rossiter

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Samuel

Vining

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Evercreech, Somerset, England

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