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Household of Joseph Shawcross (born 1825, 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.

Joseph Shawcross and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shawcross, born in 1825 in Chadderton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shawcross, born in 1827 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Joseph R Shaw, born in 1857 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Shawcross's household

Male

Joseph

Shawcross

Head
Female

Caroline

Shawcross

Wife
Female

Alice

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

James

Shawcross

Son
Male

Joseph R

Shaw

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shawcross

Head

Married

56

1825

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Shawcross

Wife

Married

54

1827

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Shawcross

Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph R

Shaw

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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