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Household of Joshua Shorrock (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Joshua Shorrock and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Shorrock, born in 1829 in Mellor, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Alice Shorrock, born in 1841 in Walton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Servant, Emma Ingles, born in 1865 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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Joshua Shorrock's household

Male

Joshua

Shorrock

Head
Female

Alice

Shorrock

Wife
Female

Mary E

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Shorrock

Daughter
Male

James

Shorrock

Son
Male

John

Shorrock

Son
Female

Hannah

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Edith

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ingles

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Shorrock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Mellor, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Shorrock

Head

Married

52

1829

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shorrock

Wife

Married

40

1841

Walton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Shorrock

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Shorrock

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edith

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emma

Ingles

Servant

Single

16

1865

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

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