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Household of James Shaw (born 1854, 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.
James Shaw and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shaw, born in 1853 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1874 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Alice (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1849 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger Wife, Ellen (born 1847 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
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James Shaw's household
James
Shaw
Head
Hannah
Shaw
Wife
John
Shaw
Son
William
Shaw
Son
Alice
Shaw
Sister
Thomas
Wood
Lodger
Ellen
Wood
Lodger Wife
John
Wood
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shaw | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Hannah | Shaw | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Lancashire, England | |
John | Shaw | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
William | Shaw | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Shaw | Sister | Single | 4 | 1877 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Wood | Lodger | Married | 32 | 1849 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Wood | Lodger Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Ashton, Lancashire, England | |
John | Wood | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Ashton, Lancashire, England |
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