William Rowley in Nottinghamshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Rowley of Gilt Hill, Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Rowley
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Birth year: 1844
Occupation: Coal Miner
Birth town: Eastwood
Birth county: Nottinghamshire
Birth place: England
Street: Gilt Hill
Town: —
Parish: Greasley
County: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Registration district: Basford

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Ann	Last name Rowley	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation -	Birth place Derbyshire, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Rowley	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Coal Miner	Birth place Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Mechach	Last name Rowley	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Coal Miner	Birth place Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Jane	Last name Rowley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Seamstress	Birth place Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Rowley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Seamstress	Birth place Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Emma	Last name Rowley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Albert	Last name Rowley	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Annie	Last name Rowley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Mary	Last name Rowley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England
First name(s) Harriet	Last name Rowley	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, 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 Rowley family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Rowley and 10 other people

Rowley family summary

NAME: William Rowley
BORN: 1844
BIRTH COUNTY: Nottinghamshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England