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Household of William Rowlands (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Rowlands and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rowlands, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Rowlands, born in 1846 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1869 in Crosby, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1871 in Crosby, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1872 in Litherland, Lancashire, England), Marion (born 1874 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1878 in Waterloo, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Birkdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ellen (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Bessie J (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales).


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William Rowlands's household

Male

William

Rowlands

Head
Female

Fanny

Rowlands

Wife
Male

William

Rowland

Son
Male

Harry

Rowland

Son
Male

Frank

Rowland

Son
Female

Marion

Rowland

Daughter
Male

George

Rowland

Son
Male

Ralph

Rowland

Son
Male

Ernest

Rowland

Son
Female

Ellen

Whittington

Servant
Female

Bessie J

Broomfield

Servant
Female

Sarah

Williams

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rowlands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rowlands

Head

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Rowlands

Wife

Married

35

1846

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

William

Rowland

Son

Single

12

1869

Crosby, Lancashire, England

Harry

Rowland

Son

Single

10

1871

Crosby, Lancashire, England

Frank

Rowland

Son

Single

9

1872

Litherland, Lancashire, England

Marion

Rowland

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

George

Rowland

Son

Single

5

1876

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Rowland

Son

Single

3

1878

Waterloo, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Rowland

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whittington

Servant

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bessie J

Broomfield

Servant

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Williams

Servant

Single

24

1857

Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales

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