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Household of Edward Blackshaw (born 1852, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Blackshaw and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Blackshaw, born in 1852 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Frances Ellen Blackshaw, born in 1854 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ellen (born 1873 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England), William (born 1878 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1814 in Cheshire, England), Edward's Sister In Law, Lydia (born 1841 in North Rode, Cheshire, England), Edward's Nephew, Frank (born 1877 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Edward's Servant, Mary (born 1869 in Eaton, Cheshire, England), Edward's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Edward's Servant, Isaac (born 1858 in Marton, Cheshire, England) and Edward's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in North Rode, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Blackshaw's household

Male

Edward

Blackshaw

Head
Female

Frances Ellen

Blackshaw

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Blackshaw

Daughter
Male

William

Blackshaw

Son
Male

Charles

Blackshaw

Son
Female

Mary

Lomas

Mother In Law
Female

Lydia

Lomas

Sister In Law
Male

Frank

Lomas

Nephew
Female

Mary

Hammond

Servant
Male

Robert

Smethurst

Servant
Male

Isaac

Whittaker

Servant
Male

Thomas

Potts

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Blackshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Blackshaw

Head

Married

29

1852

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Frances Ellen

Blackshaw

Wife

Married

27

1854

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

Blackshaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

William

Blackshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Charles

Blackshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lomas

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Cheshire, England

Lydia

Lomas

Sister In Law

Single

40

1841

North Rode, Cheshire, England

Frank

Lomas

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Hammond

Servant

Single

12

1869

Eaton, Cheshire, England

Robert

Smethurst

Servant

Single

17

1864

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Isaac

Whittaker

Servant

Single

23

1858

Marton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Potts

Servant

Single

19

1862

North Rode, Cheshire, England

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