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Household of James Shaw (born 1846, Lancashire)
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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Esther Shaw, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1822 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
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James Shaw's household
James
Shaw
Head
Esther
Shaw
Wife
Mary
Wainwright
Mother In Law
George
Shaw
Son
Mary
Shaw
Daughter
John
Shaw
Son
Esther
Shaw
Daughter
Albert
Shaw
Son
William
Wainwright
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Manchester, 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 | 35 | 1846 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Esther | Shaw | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Wainwright | Mother In Law | Widow | 59 | 1822 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
George | Shaw | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
John | Shaw | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Esther | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Albert | Shaw | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
William | Wainwright | Boarder | Single | 30 | 1851 | Stockport, Cheshire, England |
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