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Household of Christopher Chas Shaw (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

Christopher Chas Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Chas Shaw, born in 1839 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Christopher Chas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shaw, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher Chas's Servant, Sarah (born 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Christopher Chas's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Christopher Chas Shaw's household

Male

Christopher Chas

Shaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Wife
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Richard

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Male

Walter

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Hill

Servant
Female

Mary

Hill

Servant
First name(s) Christopher Chas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher Chas

Shaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hill

Servant

Widow

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hill

Servant

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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