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Household of James Shaw (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Shaw, born in 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harry J (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Solomon (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah E

Shaw

Wife
Male

Harry J

Shaw

Son
Male

Edward

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

Solomon

Shaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harry J

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Solomon

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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