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Household of William Rothwell (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Rothwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rothwell, born in 1839 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eli Rothwell, born in 1843 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Grace Franklin, born in 1825 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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William Rothwell's household

Male

William

Rothwell

Head
Female

Eli

Rothwell

Wife
Male

Robert

Rothwell

Son
Male

James

Rothwell

Son
Male

William

Rothwell

Son
Male

Fred

Rothwell

Son
Female

Margaret

Rothwell

Daughter
Female

Grace

Franklin

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rothwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rothwell

Head

Married

42

1839

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Eli

Rothwell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Robert

Rothwell

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Rothwell

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Rothwell

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fred

Rothwell

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Rothwell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Grace

Franklin

Servant

Married

56

1825

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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