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Household of John Shaw (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 1850 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Shaw, born in 1851 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England), James A (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Stepson, William T (born 1869 in Bury, Lancashire, England), John's Uncle, James (born 1803 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Aunt, Sarah (born 1796 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah E

Shaw

Wife
Male

William T

Hall

Stepson
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

James A

Shaw

Son
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Wilson

Uncle
Female

Sarah

Wilson

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

31

1850

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Shaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William T

Hall

Stepson

Single

12

1869

Bury, Lancashire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

James A

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Bury, Lancashire, England

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Wilson

Uncle

Married

78

1803

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Wilson

Aunt

Married

85

1796

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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