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Household of Thomas Shawcross (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Thomas Shawcross and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shawcross, born in 1821 in Irlam, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Shawcross, born in 1821 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1853 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1859 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, Eliza Lawton, born in 1853 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Shawcross's household

Male

Thomas

Shawcross

Head
Female

Martha

Shawcross

Wife
Female

Martha

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Eliza

Lawton

Son In Law
Female

Mary Alice

Lawton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Irlam, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shawcross

Head

Married

60

1821

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Martha

Shawcross

Wife

Married

60

1821

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Martha

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Lawton

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Lawton

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

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