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Household of Ben Shaw (born 1842, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Shaw, born in 1842 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Betty Shaw, born in 1848 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George A (born 1870 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1872 in Broomhill, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1874 in Snape Hill, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1876 in Snape Hill, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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Ben Shaw's household

Male

Ben

Shaw

Head
Female

Betty

Shaw

Wife
Male

George A

Shaw

Son
Female

Harriet

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

Ben

Shaw

Son
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Ben
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Shaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George A

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Broomhill, Yorkshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Snape Hill, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Snape Hill, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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