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Household of James Shaw (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Shaw, born in 1843 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1864 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Melinda (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary J

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Melinda

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Melinda

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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