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Household of William Shawcross (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 Shawcross and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shawcross, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shawcross, born in 1836 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Maud (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frederick Wilfred (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edmund John (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Herbert William (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah Jane Brown, born in 1864 in Guilden Sutton, Cheshire, England.


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William Shawcross's household

Male

William

Shawcross

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shawcross

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Maud

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Frederick Wilfred

Shawcross

Son
Male

Edmund John

Shawcross

Son
Male

Herbert William

Shawcross

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Brown

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shawcross

Head

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shawcross

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Maud

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick Wilfred

Shawcross

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edmund John

Shawcross

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Herbert William

Shawcross

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Brown

Servant

Married

17

1864

Guilden Sutton, Cheshire, England

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