William was born in September 1842 in Pendlebury.1
Birth Notes
Aged 8 in 1851, born Pendlebury
ROTHWELL, WILLIAM FLETCHER GRO Reference: 1842 S Quarter in THE SALFORD UNION Volume 20 Page 760
William's father was Samuel Rothwell and his mother was Mary Fletcher. He had a brother and three sisters, named John, Ellen, Joseph and Emma. He was the third oldest of the five known children.