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Household of James Shaw (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rose A Shaw, born in 1840 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Albert E (born 1866 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1868 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England), Christopher (born 1871 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1874 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1876 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England), Frances (born 1878 in Beeston, Yorkshire, England) and Amy (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Samuel Sykes, born in 1866 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England.


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James Shaw's household

Male

James

Shaw

Head
Female

Rose A

Shaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Sykes

Son In Law
Male

Albert E

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

Christopher

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Frances

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Amy

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaw

Head

Married

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Rose A

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Sykes

Son In Law

Single

15

1866

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Albert E

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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