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Household of George Shaw (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1830 in , consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Edward W Shaw, born in 1858 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Edward W (born 1858 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Robert (born 1864 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Maria H (born 1855 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Alice (born 1860 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Thomasine C (born 1862 in Ireland), Louisa (born 1863 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Cora A (born 1866 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Eliza (born 1857 in Durham, England), George's Servant, Martha (born 1858 in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales), George's Servant, Catherine (born 1839 in Ireland) and George's Groom, Henry (born 1848 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Male

Edward W

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Female

Maria H

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Thomasine C

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Cora A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sampford

Servant
Female

Martha

Roberts

Servant
Female

Catherine

Twiggs

Servant
Male

Henry

Twiggs

Groom
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Edward W

Shaw

Son

Single

23

1858

Woolwich, Kent, England

Robert

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Woolwich, Kent, England

Maria H

Shaw

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Woolwich, Kent, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Woolwich, Kent, England

Thomasine C

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Woolwich, Kent, England

Cora A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Woolwich, Kent, England

Eliza

Sampford

Servant

Single

24

1857

Durham, England

Martha

Roberts

Servant

Single

23

1858

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Catherine

Twiggs

Servant

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Henry

Twiggs

Groom

Married

33

1848

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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