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Household of Benjamin Shaw (born 1841, 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.

Benjamin Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Shaw, born in 1841 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Hetty Shaw, born in 1841 in Lindsey, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1866 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Raynham (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1874 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Shaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Head
Female

Hetty

Shaw

Wife
Male

Fred

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Raynham

Shaw

Son
Female

Ada

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Hetty

Shaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lindsey, Suffolk, England

Fred

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Raynham

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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