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Household of Joseph Rothery (born 1821, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockermouth, Cumberland, 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.

Joseph Rothery and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rothery, born in 1821 in Brigham, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Rothery, born in 1826 in Brigham, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1853 in Brigham, Cumberland, England), Fanny (born 1860 in Brigham, Cumberland, England) and William (born 1865 in Brigham, Cumberland, England). They had 1 grandchild; Joseph, born 1878 in Bolton, Cumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Thomas Hartley, born in 1866 in Wetheral, Cumberland, England.


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Joseph Rothery's household

Male

Joseph

Rothery

Head
Female

Jane

Rothery

Wife
Female

Mary

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Nelson

Grand Son
Female

Fanny

Rothery

Daughter
Male

William

Rothery

Son
Male

Thomas

Hartley

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rothery
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Brigham, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rothery

Head

Married

60

1821

Brigham, Cumberland, England

Jane

Rothery

Wife

Married

55

1826

Brigham, Cumberland, England

Mary

Nelson

Daughter

Widow

28

1853

Brigham, Cumberland, England

Joseph

Nelson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Cumberland, England

Fanny

Rothery

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Brigham, Cumberland, England

William

Rothery

Son

Single

16

1865

Brigham, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Hartley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wetheral, Cumberland, England

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