Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Shorrock (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shorrock, born in 1851 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Shorrock, born in 1844 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1877 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and Alice M (born 1880 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Joseph (born 1870 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), William's Nurse, Maggie A (born 1866 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Shorrock's household

Male

William

Shorrock

Head
Female

Alice

Shorrock

Wife
Male

Joseph

Billington

Stepson
Female

Maggie

Shorrock

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shorrock

Son
Female

Alice M

Shorrock

Daughter
Female

Maggie A

Wade

Nurse
Female

Jane

Dunstane

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shorrock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shorrock

Head

Married

30

1851

Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shorrock

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Billington

Stepson

Single

11

1870

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shorrock

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Shorrock

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Maggie A

Wade

Nurse

Single

15

1866

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Dunstane

Servant

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Shorrock in Fylde in 1881, and follow the Shorrock family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Shorrock

We’ve found William Shorrock in 162 family trees. Find out more about William Shorrock's household and view the Shorrock family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census