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Household of John Shaw (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 1818 in South Kirkby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martina Shaw, born in 1830 in Pontefract, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Lucy N M (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John H (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, John (born 1858 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Ellen (born 1835 in Anglesey, Wales), John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Visitor, Alfred (born 1856 in Colwick, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Martina

Shaw

Wife
Female

Lucy N M

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John H

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Chadwick

Assistant
Female

Ellen

Lewis

Servant
Female

Mary

Hooper

Servant
Male

Alfred

Hartley

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

63

1818

South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England

Martina

Shaw

Wife

Married

51

1830

Pontefract, Lancashire, England

Lucy N M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John H

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Chadwick

Assistant

Single

23

1858

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lewis

Servant

Single

46

1835

Anglesey, Wales

Mary

Hooper

Servant

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Hartley

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Colwick, Yorkshire, England

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