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Household of William Rowell (born 1851, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rowell, born in 1851 in Wentworth, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Rowell, born in 1855 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John R (born 1873 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Patrick (born 1854 in Ireland).


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William Rowell's household

Male

William

Rowell

Head
Female

Mary

Rowell

Wife
Male

John R

Rowell

Son
Male

Thomas

Rowell

Son
Male

Richard

Rowell

Son
Male

William

Rowell

Son
Male

John

Morris

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Shorkey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Rowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wentworth, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rowell

Head

Married

30

1851

Wentworth, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Rowell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

John R

Rowell

Son

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Rowell

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Richard

Rowell

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Rowell

Son

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Morris

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Patrick

Shorkey

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

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