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Household of George Shaw (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1849 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1854 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James O (born 1874 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, James Shaw, born in 1842 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

James O

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James O

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashton, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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