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Household of William Rowell (born 1819, Cambridgeshire)

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 Rowell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rowell, born in 1819 in Wentworth, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Rowell, born in 1822 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Cambridgeshire, England) and Gordon (born 1878 in Church, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Rowell's household

Male

William

Rowell

Head
Female

Ann

Rowell

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thornton

Daughter
Male

Gordon

Thornton

Son
Male

Thomas

Blakey

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Bateson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Rowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Wentworth, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rowell

Head

Married

62

1819

Wentworth, Cambridgeshire, England

Ann

Rowell

Wife

Married

59

1822

Cambridgeshire, England

Margaret

Thornton

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Cambridgeshire, England

Gordon

Thornton

Son

Single

3

1878

Church, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Blakey

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bateson

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

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