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Household of William Shawcross (born 1839, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire,Derbyshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shawcross, born in 1839 in Stockport, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Shawcross, born in 1840 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), James T (born 1866 in Cheshire, England) and Bertha (born 1878 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Robert Stubbs, born in 1858 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England.


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William Shawcross's household

Male

William

Shawcross

Head
Female

Martha

Shawcross

Wife
Female

Mary E

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

James T

Shawcross

Son
Female

Bertha

Shawcross

Daughter
Male

Robert

Stubbs

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shawcross
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stockport, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shawcross

Head

Married

42

1839

Stockport, Derbyshire, England

Martha

Shawcross

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cheshire, England

Mary E

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

James T

Shawcross

Son

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

Bertha

Shawcross

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Robert

Stubbs

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

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