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Household of Henry Shaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

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.

Henry Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shaw, born in 1840 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shaw, born in 1840 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Emmeline (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), May (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Ann Davies, born in 1862 in Mostyn, Kent, England.


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Henry Shaw's household

Male

Henry

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Emmeline

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Female

May

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Ann

Davies

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emmeline

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

May

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Davies

Servant

Single

19

1862

Mostyn, Kent, England

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