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Household of James Shaw (born 1838, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Henley, Oxfordshire, 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.

James Shaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1838 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Ellen (born 1858 in Hurley, Berkshire, England), Susan (born 1869 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England) and John (born 1872 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, James Adams, born in 1849 in Bedfordshire, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Male

James

Adams

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Adams

Daughter
Female

Susan

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Widower

43

1838

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

James

Adams

Son In Law

Married

32

1849

Bedfordshire, England

Ellen

Adams

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Hurley, Berkshire, England

Susan

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

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