Richard Rothwell in Cheshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Richard Rothwell of 55 Caroline Street, Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England

First name(s): Richard
Last name: Rothwell
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Birth year: 1838
Occupation: Tailor
Birth town: Dukinfield
Birth county: Cheshire
Birth place: England
Street: 55 Caroline Street
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) Anne	Last name Rothwell	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 42	Birth year 1839	Occupation -	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Edward	Last name Rothwell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Tailor	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) John Jas	Last name Rothwell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Piecer In C Mill	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Joseph	Last name Rothwell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Piecer In C Mill	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Mary	Last name Rothwell	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Elizabeth A	Last name Rothwell	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Harry	Last name Rothwell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Ernest	Last name Rothwell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Stalybridge, 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 Rothwell family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Richard Rothwell and 8 other people

Rothwell family summary

NAME: Richard Rothwell
BORN: 1838
BIRTH COUNTY: Cheshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England