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Household of John Shaw (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1842 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline E Shaw, born in 1848 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; William E (born 1874 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), John H (born 1876 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Charles C C (born 1878 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Ellen M S (born 1879 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Edward V H (born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Bessie L (born 1864 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in High Halden, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Caroline E

Shaw

Wife
Male

William E

Shaw

Son
Male

John H

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles C C

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen M S

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Edward V H

Shaw

Son
Female

Bessie L

Kernick

Servant
Female

Jane

Dearth

Servant
Female

Emma

Lovell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Bath, Somerset, England

Caroline E

Shaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

William E

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

John H

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Charles C C

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Ellen M S

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Edward V H

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Bessie L

Kernick

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Jane

Dearth

Servant

Single

18

1863

High Halden, Middlesex, England

Emma

Lovell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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