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Household of James Shaw (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 1815 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shaw, born in 1827 in Berrington, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alfred (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1853 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Agnes (born 1858 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Eleanor (born 1869 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Eleanor, born 1878 in Yorkshire, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Shaw

Son
Male

Alfred

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Shaw

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Lancaster, 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

66

1815

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

54

1827

Berrington, Shropshire, England

Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Eleanor

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eleanor

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

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