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Household of John Shaw (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1834 in Swinton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ada Shaw, born in 1838 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Walter L (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Helena J (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Amy Ann (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Ada

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Walter L

Shaw

Son
Female

Ada

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Helena J

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Florence

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Amy Ann

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

47

1834

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Walter L

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ada

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Helena J

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Florence

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Amy Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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