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Household of Benjamin Shaw (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

Benjamin Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Shaw, born in 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1844 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Laura S (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth J (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John Thos (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Gervase Joel (born 1876 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hn (born 1878 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel Ann (born 1879 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Shaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Laura S

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Shaw

Son
Male

Gervase Joel

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Hn

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ethel Ann

Shaw

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Laura S

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth J

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John Thos

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Gervase Joel

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hn

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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