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Household of James Shaw (born 1849, Lancashire)

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 1849 in Lees, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James Wm (born 1871 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Emma (born 1872 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1874 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Betty Brook, born in 1847 in Elland, Yorkshire, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Male

James Wm

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Son
Female

Betty

Brook

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lees, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Widower

32

1849

Lees, Lancashire, England

James Wm

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Brook

Servant

Single

34

1847

Elland, Yorkshire, England

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