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Household of Henry Smallshaw (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Henry Smallshaw and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Smallshaw, born in 1835 in Shevington, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Esther Smallshaw, born in 1839 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 11 children; Ellen (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1870 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), George H (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Smallshaw's household

Male

Henry

Smallshaw

Head
Female

Esther

Smallshaw

Wife
Female

Ellen

Smallshaw

Daughter
Male

William

Smallshaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Smallshaw

Son
Male

John

Smallshaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smallshaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Smallshaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smallshaw

Daughter
Female

Esther

Smallshaw

Daughter
Male

George H

Smallshaw

Son
Female

Mary

Smallshaw

Daughter
Male

Walter

Smallshaw

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Smallshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Shevington, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Smallshaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Esther

Smallshaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smallshaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Smallshaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Smallshaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Smallshaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smallshaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Smallshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Smallshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Esther

Smallshaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

George H

Smallshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smallshaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Smallshaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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