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Household of William Shorrock (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shorrock, born in 1846 in Wharles, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Shorrock, born in 1855 in Wharles, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1879 in Wharles, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Greenhalgh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1809 in Elswick, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, John (born 1855 in Roseacre, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Thomas (born 1865 in Wharles, Lancashire, England).


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William Shorrock's household

Male

William

Shorrock

Head
Female

Alice

Shorrock

Wife
Male

James

Shorrock

Son
Male

John

Shorrock

Son
Female

Margaret

Cooper

Servant
Male

John

Sanderson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Sanderson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shorrock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wharles, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shorrock

Head

Married

35

1846

Wharles, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shorrock

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wharles, Lancashire, England

James

Shorrock

Son

Single

2

1879

Wharles, Lancashire, England

John

Shorrock

Son

Single

1

1880

Greenhalgh, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cooper

Servant

Single

72

1809

Elswick, Lancashire, England

John

Sanderson

Servant

Single

26

1855

Roseacre, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sanderson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Wharles, Lancashire, England

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