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Household of George Shaw (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

George Shaw and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1831 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1837 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Martha (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Lillian (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), George's Lodger, Ada (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), George's Lodger, William (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, George (born 1823 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and George's Boarder, George (born 1843 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Resfarick

Servant
Female

Martha

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ada

Whardell

Lodger
Male

William

Whardell

Lodger
Female

Lillian

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Fuller

Boarder
Male

George

Cherton

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Gillingham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Resfarick

Servant

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Martha

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ada

Whardell

Lodger

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Whardell

Lodger

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Lillian

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Fuller

Boarder

Widower

58

1823

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Cherton

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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