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Household of William Skekney Rowntree (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Skekney Rowntree and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skekney Rowntree, born in 1849 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. William Skekney was the head of the household, married to Anna Mary Rowntree, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ernest William (born 1878 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Howard Doncaster (born 1880 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Skekney's Visitor, Gertrude Sophia (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England), William Skekney's Cook, Sarah (born 1844 in Yorkshire, England), William Skekney's Housemaid, Sarah Jane (born 1860 in West Rainton, Durham, England), William Skekney's Housemaid, Hannah (born 1863 in Welburn, Durham, England), William Skekney's Nursemaid, Elizabeth Florence (born 1864 in York, Durham, England), William Skekney's -, Daniel Lloyd (born 1854 in Wales), William Skekney's -, John Briggs (born 1854 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England), William Skekney's -, Herbert (born 1854 in London, Middlesex, England), William Skekney's -, Edward (born 1857 in Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England), William Skekney's -, Thomas (born 1858 in Hackness, Yorkshire, England) and William Skekney's -, William (born 1860 in Upsall, Yorkshire, England).


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William Skekney Rowntree's household

Male

William Skekney

Rowntree

Head
Female

Anna Mary

Rowntree

Wife
Male

Ernest William

Rowntree

Son
Male

Howard Doncaster

Rowntree

Son
Female

Gertrude Sophia

Rowntree

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Whitfield

Cook
Female

Sarah Jane

Beetham

Housemaid
Female

Hannah

Pearson

Housemaid
Female

Elizabeth Florence

Coalman

Nursemaid
Male

Daniel Lloyd

Evans

-
Male

John Briggs

Mason

-
Male

Herbert

Robins

-
Male

Edward

Hopper

-
Male

Thomas

Moore

-
Male

William

Gilling

-
First name(s) William Skekney
Last name Rowntree
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Skekney

Rowntree

Head

Married

32

1849

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Anna Mary

Rowntree

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ernest William

Rowntree

Son

Single

3

1878

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Howard Doncaster

Rowntree

Son

Single

1

1880

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude Sophia

Rowntree

Visitor

Single

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Whitfield

Cook

Widow

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Beetham

Housemaid

Single

21

1860

West Rainton, Durham, England

Hannah

Pearson

Housemaid

Single

18

1863

Welburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth Florence

Coalman

Nursemaid

Single

17

1864

York, Durham, England

Daniel Lloyd

Evans

-

Single

27

1854

Wales

John Briggs

Mason

-

Single

27

1854

Alford, Lincolnshire, England

Herbert

Robins

-

Single

27

1854

London, Middlesex, England

Edward

Hopper

-

Single

24

1857

Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Moore

-

Single

23

1858

Hackness, Yorkshire, England

William

Gilling

-

Single

21

1860

Upsall, Yorkshire, England

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