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).

Richard Rothwell Death Year

Richard Rothwell is the second child of Henry and Alice Rothwell. I found him first in the 1841 census record for the family and his age in the census would suggest a birth year of about 1834 [D01529]

I found a baptism record for him for a baptism date of 31 August 1834 in Blackburn, Lancashire [D09283]

Richard however, does not appear in any later census records with the family, so likely died prior to the 1851 census. A number of trees on Ancestry list a death date for Richard of 1842, so I thought that I'd look into that death record. But when I checked the GRO indexes, it indicated that the Richard Rothwell who died in 1842 died at age 50, so would not be the right one.

I went back to the indexes to look for other possibilities and found a Richard Rothwell who died in Blackburn, Lancashire in 1844, aged 11 years [D09282]. This seemed like a more likely fit, so I ordered the death certificate.

Sure enough, the record came back showing Richard Rothwell as son of Henry Rothwell, a carter, so it all fits. I'm happy to conclude that I have found the proper death date for Richard Rothwell.

Interesting though, the 1842 record for the other Richard Rothwell, might be a family connection as there is a possibility that Henry Rothwell's father was named Richard. But more on that later (X00372).

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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.

[D09282] England and Wales, death certificate for Richard Rothwell, died 9 November 1844; citing 21/15/187, Q4 quarter 1844, Blackburn registration district, Blackburn sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.

[D09283] St. Mary The Virgin (Blackburn, Lancashire, England), England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, "Richard Rothwell baptism," 18; digital images, ancestry.ca.