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Household of James Shaw (born 1804, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1804 in Marsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1805 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Hannah (born 1833 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1845 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1838 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Elizabeth Lukes, born in 1845 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lukes

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

77

1804

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

76

1805

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

48

1833

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

43

1838

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Lukes

Visitor

Widow

36

1845

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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