William Rhodes in Lancashire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Rhodes of 13 Harrison Street, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Rhodes
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Birth year: 1816
Occupation: No Occupation
Birth town: Saddleworth
Birth county: Yorkshire
Birth place: England
Street: 13 Harrison Street
Town: —
Parish: Ashton under Lyne
County: Lancashire
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) Hannah	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 66	Birth year 1815	Occupation -	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Martha	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 38	Birth year 1843	Occupation Cotton Weaver	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 34	Birth year 1847	Occupation Cotton Minder (Ma)	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation Cotton Weaver (Ma)	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Alice	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 29	Birth year 1852	Occupation Cotton Weaver (Ma)	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Charles Ed	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 27	Birth year 1854	Occupation Cotton Minder (Ma)	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation Cotton Weaver	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Mary Ann	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Cotton Weaver	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Mary Hannah	Last name Rhodes	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place Hollingworth, Lancashire, 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 Rhodes family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Rhodes and 9 other people

Rhodes family summary

NAME: William Rhodes
BORN: 1816
BIRTH COUNTY: Yorkshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England