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Household of William J Shimwell (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

William J Shimwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Shimwell, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Susan E Shimwell, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1878 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England) and Dorothy (born 1880 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Shropshire, England), William J's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Youlgreave, Derbyshire, England) and William J's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Cheshire, England).


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William J Shimwell's household

Male

William J

Shimwell

Head
Female

Susan E

Shimwell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shimwell

Son
Female

Margaret

Shimwell

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Shimwell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Peters

Servant
Female

Jane

Evans

Servant
Female

Ann

Atherton

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Shimwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Shimwell

Head

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susan E

Shimwell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shimwell

Son

Single

3

1878

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shimwell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Shimwell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Peters

Servant

Single

30

1851

Shropshire, England

Jane

Evans

Servant

Single

19

1862

Youlgreave, Derbyshire, England

Ann

Atherton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

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