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Household of John Shaw (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Shaw, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Percy (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Nathan A (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Susannah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Percy

Shaw

Son
Male

Nathan A

Lancashire

Servant
Male

Richard

Wall

Servant
Female

Margaret

Brown

Servant
Female

Margaret

Preston

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Manchester, 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

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Percy

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Nathan A

Lancashire

Servant

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wall

Servant

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Brown

Servant

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Preston

Servant

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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