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Household of James Shaw (born 1819, Kent)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaw, born in 1819 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1818 in Malton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Benjamin (born 1859 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1856 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1865 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Sarah (born 1875 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Charlotte (born 1878 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Louisa (born 1851 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and James's Boarder, Ethel F (born 1875 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Female

Louisa

Watts

Boarder
Female

Ethel F

Watts

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

62

1819

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

63

1818

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Watts

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ethel F

Watts

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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