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Household of Ben Shaw (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Ben Shaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Shaw, born in 1855 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shaw, born in 1853 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John W (born 1878 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Ben Shaw's household

Male

Ben

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Wife
Male

John W

Shaw

Son
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Shaw

Head

Married

26

1855

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

John W

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

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