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Household of James Shaw (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 1840 in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1835 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1865 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1868 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1872 in Whitworth, Lancashire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, 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

41

1840

Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

46

1835

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Whitworth, Lancashire, England

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