X00372 Henry Rothwell End of Line - Solved!

Henry Rothwell is my 4x Great Grandather, and I have talked about him in previous blogposts. Now that I've sorted out a number of other details about him, it's time to sort out his birth information and to try to get to the next generation.

Birth information for Henry Rothwell appears in in the 1841 to 1871 census records as well as his death and burial records. Unfortunately, his marriage record gives no birth information. Below is analysis of the records:

Doc No	Desc	Year	Age Given	Birth Year	Birth Place
D01529	1841 Census	1841	30	ca 1811	Lancashire
D01628	1851 Census	1851	39	ca 1812	Haslingden, Lancashire
D01602	1861 Census	1861	49	ca 1812	Haslingden, Lancashire
D02674	1871 Census	1871	59	ca 1812	Haslingden, Lancashire
D02737	Death Certificate	1875	64	ca 1811
D02679	Burial Record	1875	64	ca 1811

The records would suggest a birth year of about 1811 or 1812 in Haslingden, Lancashire.

I did look for baptism records around that time and I did find a baptism record for a Henry Rothwell, son of Richard and Mary Rothwell, born 1 Aug 1811 in Haslingden and baptised 20 October 1811.

Not only was this the only matching record that I could find for a Henry Rothwell born in that place in those years, but the names of the parents also match first names of Henry's children, so I am confident that I have found the right baptism record. Based on the above information I am concluding that Henry Rothwell was born 1 August 1811 in Haslingden to Richard and Mary Rothwell.

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Sources:
[D01529] 1841 census of England, Blackburn, Lancashire, folio 4, page 1, 24; digital images(accessed 9 Feb 2025); citing PRO HO 107/502/14.

[D01602] 1861 census of England, Blackburn, Lancashire, folio 100, page 27; digital images(accessed 15 Feb 2025); citing PRO RG 9/3100.

[D01628] 1851 census of England, Haslingden, Lancashire, folio 244, page 14; digital images(accessed 15 Feb 2025); citing PRO HO 107/2250.

[D02674] 1871 census of England, Blackburn, Lancashire, folio 75, page 25; digital images, Ancestry.ca, Ancestry.ca (accessed 15 Feb 2025); citing PRO RG 10/4178.

[D02679] Deceased Online, "Deceased Online," database, Deceased Online (DeceasedOnline.com : accessed 25 May 2025), 844.

[D02737] England and Wales, death certificate for Henry Rothwell, died 25 July 1875; citing 083/419/47, Q3 quarter 1875, Fylde registration district, Poulton le Fylde sub-district; General Register Office, Southport. Rec. Date: 20 Apr 2025.

[D09319] (Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Lancashire, England, Church of England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, "Baptism Record - Henry Rothwell," PR 3016/1/9; digital images, ancestry.ca, ancestry.ca (accessed 3 Sep 2025).