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Household of Edward Shaw (born 1851, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.
Edward Shaw and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shaw, born in 1851 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Selina Shaw, born in 1854 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George Edward (born 1874 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder Head, Thomas (born 1813 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Boarder, Peter (born 1841 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Boarder, John Barrick (born 1864 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England) and Edward's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England).
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Edward Shaw's household
Edward
Shaw
Head
Selina
Shaw
Wife
George Edward
Shaw
Son
Frederick
Shaw
Son
Alfred
Shaw
Son
Annie
Shaw
Daughter
Thomas
Copley
Boarder Head
Peter
Copley
Boarder
John Barrick
Copley
Boarder
Ellen
Moxon
Servant
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Featherstone, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Shaw | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Featherstone, Yorkshire, England | |
Selina | Shaw | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Featherstone, Yorkshire, England | |
George Edward | Shaw | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Featherstone, Yorkshire, England | |
Frederick | Shaw | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Featherstone, Yorkshire, England | |
Alfred | Shaw | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Featherstone, Yorkshire, England | |
Annie | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Featherstone, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas | Copley | Boarder Head | Widower | 68 | 1813 | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England | |
Peter | Copley | Boarder | Single | 40 | 1841 | Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England | |
John Barrick | Copley | Boarder | Single | 17 | 1864 | Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Moxon | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England |
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