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Household of Samuel Shawcross (born 1845, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shawcross, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shawcross, born in 1845 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1872 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Shawcross's household

Male

Samuel

Shawcross

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shawcross

Wife
Male

Peter

Shawcross

Son
Male

William

Shawcross

Son
Male

James

Shawcross

Son
Male

Richard

Shawcross

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shawcross

Head

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shawcross

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Peter

Shawcross

Son

Single

9

1872

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Shawcross

Son

Single

7

1874

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Shawcross

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Shawcross

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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