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Household of Margaret Shorrock (born 1841, 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.

Margaret Shorrock and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Shorrock, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Ralph Wm (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth E (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Sister, Mary (born 1829 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret's Boarder, Daniel (born 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Margaret Shorrock's household

Female

Margaret

Shorrock

Head
Male

Ralph Wm

Shorrock

Son
Male

James

Shorrock

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lancaster

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Wignall

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Rigby

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Shorrock
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Shorrock

Head

Widow

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ralph Wm

Shorrock

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Shorrock

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lancaster

Sister

Single

52

1829

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wignall

Boarder

Widow

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Rigby

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Preston, Lancashire, England

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