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Household of James Shaw (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1855 in Salford, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Polly Shaw, born in 1857 in Salford, England. They had 4 children; Joshua (born 1875 in Salford, England), Robert (born 1877 in Salford, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Salford, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Salford, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Mary E (born 1860 in Salford, England) and James's Lodger, Ellen (born 1861 in Salford, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Polly

Shaw

Wife
Male

Joshua

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Martha

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Sister
Female

Ellen

Wilkins

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Salford, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

26

1855

Salford, England

Polly

Shaw

Wife

Married

24

1857

Salford, England

Joshua

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Salford, England

Robert

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Salford, England

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Salford, England

Martha

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, England

Mary E

Shaw

Sister

Single

21

1860

Salford, England

Ellen

Wilkins

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Salford, England

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