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Household of James Shaw (born 1851, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 1851 in Elland, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Shaw, born in 1853 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Mary H (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Sophia (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Zilpah (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, John Wood, born in 1823 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England.
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James Shaw's household
James
Shaw
Head
Martha
Shaw
Wife
John H
Shaw
Son
Mary H
Shaw
Daughter
Sophia
Shaw
Daughter
Joseph
Shaw
Son
Zilpah
Shaw
Daughter
John
Wood
Father In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Elland, 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 | 30 | 1851 | Elland, Yorkshire, England | |
Martha | Shaw | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Yorkshire, England | |
John H | Shaw | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Yorkshire, England | |
Mary H | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Yorkshire, England | |
Sophia | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Shaw | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Yorkshire, England | |
Zilpah | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Yorkshire, England | |
John | Wood | Father In Law | Widower | 58 | 1823 | Almondbury, Yorkshire, England |
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