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Household of John Shaw (born 1834, Cambridgeshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1834 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shaw, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John E (born 1862 in Woolwich, Kent, England), H J (born 1864 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), S A (born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England), E M (born 1870 in Hampshire, England) and D W (born 1873 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nurse Child, Edward Scriven, born in 1879 in Woolwich, Kent, England.
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John Shaw's household
John
Shaw
Head
Ellen
Shaw
Wife
John E
Shaw
Son
H J
Shaw
Son
S A
Shaw
Daughter
E M
Shaw
Daughter
D W
Shaw
Son
Edward
Scriven
Nurse Child
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Soham, Cambridgeshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shaw | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Soham, Cambridgeshire, England | |
Ellen | Shaw | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ireland | |
John E | Shaw | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
H J | Shaw | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Aldershot, Hampshire, England | |
S A | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
E M | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Hampshire, England | |
D W | Shaw | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Devonport, Devon, England | |
Edward | Scriven | Nurse Child | Single | 2 | 1879 | Woolwich, Kent, England |
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