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Household of James Shaw (born 1828, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1828 in Meltham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah H Shaw, born in 1842 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith A (born 1867 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Edgar (born 1869 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Frederick N (born 1874 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Florence M (born 1877 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Mary H (born 1838 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and James's Domestic Servant, Emily J (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah H

Shaw

Wife
Female

Edith A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Shaw

Son
Male

Frederick N

Shaw

Son
Female

Florence M

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Taylor

Visitor
Female

Emily J

Armitage

Domestic Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

53

1828

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cheshire, England

Edith A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Edgar

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick N

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Florence M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Taylor

Visitor

Single

43

1838

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Emily J

Armitage

Domestic Servant

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

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