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Household of William Shimwell (born 1848, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Shimwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shimwell, born in 1848 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shimwell, born in 1849 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Florence S N (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary A Cunliffe, born in 1853 in Sutton, Lancashire, England.


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William Shimwell's household

Male

William

Shimwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Shimwell

Wife
Female

Florence S N

Shimwell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shimwell

Daughter
Male

George

Shimwell

Son
Female

Mary A

Cunliffe

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shimwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shimwell

Head

Married

33

1848

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Margaret

Shimwell

Wife

Married

32

1849

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Florence S N

Shimwell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shimwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Shimwell

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Cunliffe

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Sutton, Lancashire, England

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