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Household of Hugh Shaw (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Hugh Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Shaw, born in 1846 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1844 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Edith Elizabeth (born 1876 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Hugh (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Mother, Mary (born 1811 in Whiston, Lancashire, England) and Hugh's Servant, Alicia (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Hugh Shaw's household

Male

Hugh

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Martha

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Edith Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Shaw

Son
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Mother
Female

Alicia

Forster

Servant
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Shaw

Head

Married

35

1846

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Edith Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Alicia

Forster

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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