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Household of James Shaw (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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.

James Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1837 in Arclid, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza P Shaw, born in 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Rosa (born 1877 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Essy (born 1878 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, William (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Fredrick (born 1864 in Cheshire, England) and James's Servant, Eleanor (born 1871 in Astbury, Cheshire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Eliza P

Shaw

Wife
Female

Rosa

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Essy

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Dale

Servant
Male

Fredrick

Bossons

Servant
Female

Eleanor

Manley

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Arclid, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Arclid, Cheshire, England

Eliza P

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rosa

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Essy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

William

Dale

Servant

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fredrick

Bossons

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

Eleanor

Manley

Servant

Single

10

1871

Astbury, Cheshire, England

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