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Household of Laura Shackshaft (born 1850, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leicester, Leicestershire, 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.

Laura Shackshaft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laura Shackshaft, born in 1850 in Worcestershire, consisted of 7 members. Laura was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Laura (born 1875 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and Nelly (born 1877 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Laura's Lodger, Nehimiah (born 1851 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England), Laura's Lodger, George (born 1862 in Highgate, Middlesex, England), Laura's Lodger, Walter (born 1847 in Bacton, Suffolk, England) and Laura's Lodger, Edward J (born 1858 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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Laura Shackshaft's household

Female

Laura

Shackshaft

Head
Female

Laura

Shackshaft

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Shackshaft

Daughter
Male

Nehimiah

Bishop

Lodger
Male

George

Rainbow

Lodger
Male

Walter

Betts

Lodger
Male

Edward J

Meller

Lodger
First name(s) Laura
Last name Shackshaft
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Worcestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laura

Shackshaft

Head

Widow

31

1850

Worcestershire, England

Laura

Shackshaft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Nelly

Shackshaft

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Nehimiah

Bishop

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England

George

Rainbow

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Highgate, Middlesex, England

Walter

Betts

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Bacton, Suffolk, England

Edward J

Meller

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Southwark, Surrey, England

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