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Household of James Shaw (born 1835, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1835 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Nancy Shaw, born in 1836 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Harry (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Clara Hull, born in 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Nancy

Shaw

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Annie

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Female

Clara

Hull

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Stalybridge, 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

46

1835

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Shaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Annie

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Clara

Hull

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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