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Household of Sarah Shawcross (born 1805, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Sarah Shawcross and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Shawcross, born in 1805 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Mary (born 1828 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). She had 1 grandchild; Thomas, born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Son In Law, Joseph Goodson, born in 1848 in Hayfield, Derbyshire, England.


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Sarah Shawcross's household

Female

Sarah

Shawcross

Head
Female

Mary

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Goodson

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Goodson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Goodson

Grand Son
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Shawcross

Head

Widow

76

1805

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

53

1828

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Goodson

Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

Alice

Goodson

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Goodson

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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