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Household of Benjamin Shaw (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 1831 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother, Mary E Shaw, born in 1805 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Shaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah E

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Mother
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sheffield, 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

50

1831

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Shaw

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

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