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Household of William Rowlands (born 1841, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rowlands, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Rowlands, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Martha (born 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Friend, Henry (born 1831 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Rowlands's household

Male

William

Rowlands

Head
Female

Alice

Rowlands

Wife
Female

Martha

Rowlands

Sister
Female

Alice

Rowlands

Daughter
Female

Martha

Rowlands

Daughter
Male

Edward

Rowlands

Son
Male

Henry

Young

Friend
Female

Sarah

Rowlands

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Rowlands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rowlands

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Rowlands

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Rowlands

Sister

Single

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Rowlands

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Rowlands

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Rowlands

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Young

Friend

Single

50

1831

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Rowlands

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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