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Household of William Shorrock (born 1838, Lancashire)

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 Shorrock and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shorrock, born in 1838 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shorrock, born in 1835 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Richard (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Margaret A (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ann Learer, born in 1811 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Shorrock's household

Male

William

Shorrock

Head
Female

Sarah

Shorrock

Wife
Male

Richard

Shorrock

Son
Female

Ann

Shorrock

Daughter
Male

James

Shorrock

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Martha

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Ann

Learer

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Shorrock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shorrock

Head

Married

43

1838

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shorrock

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Shorrock

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Shorrock

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Martha

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Learer

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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