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Household of William Rowling (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Rowling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rowling, born in 1833 in Adel, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Rowling, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William M (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Samuel R (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Charles (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Aunt, Prudence (born 1809 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Ireland).


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William Rowling's household

Male

William

Rowling

Head
Female

Sarah

Rowling

Wife
Male

William M

Rowling

Son
Male

Samuel R

Rowling

Son
Male

Frank

Rowling

Son
Male

Charles

Rowling

Son
Female

Prudence

Robinson

Aunt
Female

Annie

Kerrighan

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Adel, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rowling

Head

Married

48

1833

Adel, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Rowling

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William M

Rowling

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel R

Rowling

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Rowling

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Rowling

Son

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Prudence

Robinson

Aunt

Widow

72

1809

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Kerrighan

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ireland

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