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Household of William Shawcross (born 1851, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Shawcross and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shawcross, born in 1851 in Matley, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Shawcross, born in 1854 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Charlotte E, born 1879 in Newton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ellen S Barker, born in 1862 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England.


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William Shawcross's household

Male

William

Shawcross

Head
Female

Mary E

Shawcross

Wife
Female

Charlotte E

Shawcross

Daughter
Female

Ellen S

Barker

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Matley, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shawcross

Head

Married

30

1851

Matley, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Shawcross

Wife

Married

27

1854

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Charlotte E

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newton, Cheshire, England

Ellen S

Barker

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bexley Heath, Kent, England

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