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Household of George Shaw (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.

George Shaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1854 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1852 in Cyffin, Caernarvonshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, John Lewis, born in 1850 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

27

1854

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cyffin, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Richard

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Lewis

Boarder

Widower

31

1850

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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