James Rowcroft in Cheshire in the 1881 Census

Details of James Rowcroft of Sandy Vale, Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Rowcroft
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Birth year: 1819
Occupation: Bleacher (Calico Printworks)
Birth town: Reddish
Birth county: Lancashire
Birth place: England
Street: Sandy Vale
Town: —
Parish: Dukinfield (Cheshire)
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Ashton under Lyne

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Jane	Last name Rowcroft	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 61	Birth year 1820	Occupation -	Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Rowcroft	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 28	Birth year 1853	Occupation Cotton Winder	Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Sarah Jane	Last name Rowcroft	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Cotton Weaver	Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Rowcroft	Relationship Sister	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation Nurse	Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Mary Ann	Last name Bintcliffe	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation Calico Sewer (Print Works)	Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Bintcliffe	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation -	Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Leonard	Last name Bintcliffe	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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 Rowcroft family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Rowcroft and 7 other people

Rowcroft family summary

NAME: James Rowcroft
BORN: 1819
BIRTH COUNTY: Lancashire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England