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Household of James Shaw (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1844 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1846 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mary (born 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and James's Boarder, Alice (born 1851 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Matthews

Boarder
Female

Alice

Haughton

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Chester, Cheshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Matthews

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alice

Haughton

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Salford, Lancashire, England

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