William Rowlands in Pembrokeshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Rowlands of High St Vicarage, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

First name(s): William
Last name: Rowlands
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Birth year: 1806
Occupation: Vicar
Birth town: —
Birth county: Cardiganshire
Birth place: Wales
Street: High St Vicarage
Town: —
Parish: Fishguard
County: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Haverfordwest

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Rowlands	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 79	Birth year 1802	Occupation Clergymans Wife	Birth place Middlesex, England
First name(s) Ellen H	Last name Rowlands	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 46	Birth year 1835	Occupation Clergymans Daur	Birth place Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales
First name(s) Martha	Last name Lewis	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Pembrokeshire, Wales
First name(s) Letitia	Last name Sambrook	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Rowlands family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Rowlands and 4 other people

Rowlands family summary

NAME: William Rowlands
BORN: 1806
BIRTH COUNTY: Cardiganshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales