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Household of Edward Shaw (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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.

Edward Shaw and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shaw, born in 1842 in Eaton, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shaw, born in 1849 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1877 in Eaton, Cheshire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Eaton, Cheshire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Eaton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1810 in Over, Cheshire, England), Edward's Sister, Mary (born 1834 in Eaton, Cheshire, England), Edward's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Beeston, Cheshire, England), Edward's Servant, Ruth (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), Edward's Servant, Joseph (born 1860 in Cheshire, England) and Edward's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Eaton, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Shaw's household

Male

Edward

Shaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Edward

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hewitt

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Shaw

Sister
Female

Sarah

Fleet

Servant
Female

Ruth

White

Servant
Male

Joseph

Ball

Servant
Male

Robert

Cawley

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Eaton, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Eaton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Wife

Married

32

1849

Cheshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eaton, Cheshire, England

Edward

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Eaton, Cheshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Eaton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Hewitt

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Over, Cheshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Sister

Single

47

1834

Eaton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Fleet

Servant

Single

16

1865

Beeston, Cheshire, England

Ruth

White

Servant

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Ball

Servant

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

Robert

Cawley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Eaton, Cheshire, England

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