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Household of John J Shawcross (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

John J Shawcross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John J Shawcross, born in 1851 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John J was the head of the household, married to Mary Shawcross, born in 1851 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joshua (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John James (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John J's Boarder, James (born 1848 in Yorkshire, England) and John J's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1852 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John J Shawcross's household

Male

John J

Shawcross

Head
Female

Mary

Shawcross

Wife
Female

Eliza

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Shawcross

Son
Male

John James

Shawcross

Son
Male

James

Hey

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Hey

Boarder
First name(s) John J
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John J

Shawcross

Head

Married

30

1851

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shawcross

Wife

Married

30

1851

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joshua

Shawcross

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John James

Shawcross

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Hey

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Hey

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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