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Household of George Shaw (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shaw, born in 1842 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Christina Shaw, born in 1842 in -. They had 8 children; William T (born 1867 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), George (born 1873 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Gertrude (born 1871 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Kate (born 1877 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Winifred (born 1875 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Janet (born 1879 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England) and George's Nurse, Ellen (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England).


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George Shaw's household

Male

George

Shaw

Head
Female

Christina

Shaw

Wife
Male

William T

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Kate

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Janet

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant
Female

Ellen

Pratt

Nurse
First name(s) George
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Christina

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

-

William T

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Kate

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Winifred

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Janet

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

Ellen

Pratt

Nurse

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

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