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Household of John Shawcross (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shawcross, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shawcross, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Seth (born 1867 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Matthew (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charlotte (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Newton, Lancashire, England).


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John Shawcross's household

Male

John

Shawcross

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shawcross

Wife
Male

Seth

Shawcross

Son
Male

Matthew

Shawcross

Son
Female

Sarah E

Shawcross

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

John

Shawcross

Son
Male

Peter

Shawcross

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shawcross

Head

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shawcross

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Seth

Shawcross

Son

Single

14

1867

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Shawcross

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Shawcross

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Peter

Shawcross

Son

Single

0

1881

Newton, Lancashire, England

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