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Household of Margaret Shawcross (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Margaret Shawcross and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Shawcross, born in 1837 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1865 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Ireland) and Margaret's Boarder, Thomas (born 1833 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England).


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Margaret Shawcross's household

Female

Margaret

Shawcross

Head
Male

Thomas

Shawcross

Son
Male

William

Shawcross

Son
Male

John

Mc Ternan

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Bailey

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Shawcross

Head

Widow

44

1837

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Shawcross

Son

Single

19

1862

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

William

Shawcross

Son

Single

16

1865

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

John

Mc Ternan

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Thomas

Bailey

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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