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Household of Samuel Shawcross (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Samuel Shawcross and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shawcross, born in 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ann Shawcross, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), George (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Mother, Ann (born 1819 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Sister, Mary (born 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Sister, Ellen (born 1861 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Shawcross's household

Male

Samuel

Shawcross

Head
Female

Ann

Shawcross

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shawcross

Son
Male

George

Shawcross

Son
Male

Peter

Shawcross

Son
Female

Ann

Shawcross

Mother
Female

Mary

Shawcross

Sister
Female

Ellen

Shawcross

Sister
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shawcross

Head

Married

30

1851

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shawcross

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shawcross

Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

George

Shawcross

Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Peter

Shawcross

Son

Single

0

1881

Ince, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shawcross

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shawcross

Sister

Single

25

1856

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shawcross

Sister

Single

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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