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Household of Jacob Shaw (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Jacob Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Shaw, born in 1817 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1817 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1848 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Fanny (born 1857 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Robert (born 1877 in Brompton, Lancashire, England) and Charles H (born 1881 in Brompton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Son In Law, Joseph Whitehead, born in 1855 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England.


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Jacob Shaw's household

Male

Jacob

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Whitehead

Son In Law
Female

Fanny

Whitehead

Daughter
Male

Robert

Whitehead

Grand Son
Male

Charles H

Whitehead

Grand Son
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Shaw

Head

Married

64

1817

York, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

64

1817

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Whitehead

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Whitehead

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Whitehead

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Brompton, Lancashire, England

Charles H

Whitehead

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Brompton, Lancashire, England

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