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Household of David Shaw (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

David Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shaw, born in 1835 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Emma Shaw, born in 1837 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1864 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Mary R (born 1867 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), David H (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and James H W (born 1876 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Annie (born 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and David's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Lincolnshire, England).


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Female

Emma

Shaw

Wife
Male

William J

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary R

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David H

Shaw

Son
Male

James H W

Shaw

Son
Female

Annie

Elsworth

Servant
Female

Ellen

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

William J

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary R

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

David H

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James H W

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Elsworth

Servant

Single

25

1856

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Simpson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lincolnshire, England

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