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Household of John Shawcross (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

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 1831 in Gorton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shawcross, born in 1834 in Crich, Derbyshire, England. They had 6 children; Albert (born 1861 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1865 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Fred (born 1863 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1867 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Emma (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Herbert (born 1873 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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John Shawcross's household

Male

John

Shawcross

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shawcross

Wife
Male

Albert

Shawcross

Son
Female

Mary Hannah

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Fred

Shawcross

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Shawcross

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shawcross

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gorton, 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

50

1831

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shawcross

Wife

Married

47

1834

Crich, Derbyshire, England

Albert

Shawcross

Son

Single

20

1861

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary Hannah

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Fred

Shawcross

Son

Single

18

1863

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Emma

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Shawcross

Son

Single

8

1873

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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