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Household of David Shaw (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

David Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shaw, born in 1828 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1833 in Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), David (born 1861 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Abraham (born 1865 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1869 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Robert Gore, born in 1836 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Male

Abraham

Shaw

Son
Male

Hugh

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Gore

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Married

53

1828

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

48

1833

Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

24

1857

Ashton, Lancashire, England

David

Shaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Ashton, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Gore

Boarder

Single

45

1836

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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