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Household of James Shaw (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1838 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace Shaw, born in 1842 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England), Sarah H (born 1870 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1872 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, John Shaw, born in 1833 in Yorkshire, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Grace

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Brother

Single

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

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