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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1828 in Marsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1833 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Edward E (born 1862 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England), Arthur L (born 1864 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Primrose Hill, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Primrose Hill, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1874 in Primrose Hill, Yorkshire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Male

Edward E

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur L

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Clara

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Marsden, 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

53

1828

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

48

1833

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Edward E

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Arthur L

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Primrose Hill, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Primrose Hill, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Primrose Hill, Yorkshire, England

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