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Household of John Shaw (born 1842, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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 1842 in Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Shaw, born in 1852 in Pimperne, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1869 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England), May (born 1876 in Totterdown, Somerset, England) and John Stanley (born 1877 in Totterdown, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Durweston, Dorset, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Dundry, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Joseph (born 1865 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Harriet

Shaw

Wife
Male

Frederick

Shaw

Son
Female

May

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John Stanley

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane

Tapper

Servant
Female

Emma

Scribben

Servant
Male

Joseph

Silcox

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Berkshire, England

Harriet

Shaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Pimperne, Dorset, England

Frederick

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

May

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Totterdown, Somerset, England

John Stanley

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Totterdown, Somerset, England

Jane

Tapper

Servant

Single

22

1859

Durweston, Dorset, England

Emma

Scribben

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dundry, Somerset, England

Joseph

Silcox

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

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