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Household of John Shawcross (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Shawcross and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shawcross, born in 1840 in Gorton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to W M Shawcross, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 7 children; John T (born 1863 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1875 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Amy (born 1877 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1878 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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John Shawcross's household

Male

John

Shawcross

Head
Female

W M

Shawcross

Wife
Male

John T

Shawcross

Son
Male

Edward

Shawcross

Son
Female

Fanny

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shawcross

Son
Female

Amy

Shawcross

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shawcross

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gorton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shawcross

Head

Married

41

1840

Gorton, Lancashire, England

W M

Shawcross

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

John T

Shawcross

Son

Single

18

1863

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Edward

Shawcross

Son

Single

13

1868

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Shawcross

Son

Single

6

1875

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Amy

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Harry

Shawcross

Son

Single

1

1880

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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