Misc. Notes
William ROWLEY married Elizabeth Hughes. This marriage was registered in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1842 at Shifnal, Shropshire, Vol 18, page 261.
This seems to be the family in the
1861 census at 88 Chesterton Mile in the Bridgnorth subdistrict of Worfield in Shropshire ( Ed 8 Household 88)
Wm Rowley 43, head, agricultural labourer, b ca 1818 in Worfield, Shropshire, agricultural labourer
Elizabeth Rowley 40, wife, b ca 1821 in Atcham, Shropshire, agricultural wife
Phoebe Rowley 16, daughter, b ca 1845 in Worfield, Shropshire, agricultural daughter
Sarah Rowley 13, daughter, b ca 1848 in Worfield, Shropshire, scholar
Jane Rowley 9, daughter, b ca 1852 in Worfield, Shropshire, scholar
Eliza Rowley 5, daughter b ca 1856 in Barrow, Shropshire, scholar
George Rowley 1, son, b ca 1860 in Worfield, Shropshire
871871 Census for Worfield, Shropshire, England (ED 8, Household 116) shows the family at Ackleton, a small village about seven miles (11 kilometers) from the market town of Bridgnorth:
William Rowley, 54, b ca 1817 in Worfield, Shropshire, Head, agricultural labourer
Lidia Rowley, 36, b ca 1835 in Worfield, Shropshire, wife
George Rowley, 11, b ca 1850 in Worfield, Shropshire, son, agricultural labourer
William Bartley (or Bentley), 40, b ca 1831 in Worfield, Shropshire, brother-in-law, agricultural labourer
1001881 Census for Worfield, Shropshire, England (ED 8, Household ), shows the family still in at Ackleton:
William Rowley, 63, b ca 1818 in Worfield, Shropshire, Head, agricultural labourer
Lidia Rowley, 44, b ca 1837 in Worfield, Shropshire, wife, agricultural labourer
1261891 Census for Worfield, Shropshire, England (ED 8, Household 64 (65 crossed out)), shows the family still in at Ackleton:
William Rowley, 73, b ca 1818 in Worfield, Shropshire, Head, agricultural labourer
Lydia Rowley, 55, b ca 1836 in Worfield, Shropshire, wife
25This is probably William’s death:
William Rowley, b ca 1817, death registered Jan-Mar quarter of 1901 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, Vol 6a page 445
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