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Household of James Shaw (born 1844, Staffordshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1844 in Alton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shaw, born in 1840 in Alton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth M (born 1871 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Agnes A (born 1873 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1876 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Edith

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Alton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Alton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Alton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Agnes A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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