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Household of James Shaw (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1826 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1825 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1859 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1853 in Elton, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ann (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Joseph T Wolstenholme, born in 1855 in Tottington, Lancashire, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Duckworth

Grand Daughter
Male

Joseph T

Wolstenholme

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

Wolstenholme

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wolstenholme

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

55

1826

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

56

1825

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ann

Duckworth

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

Joseph T

Wolstenholme

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Wolstenholme

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Elton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wolstenholme

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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