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Household of John Shaw (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1828 in Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1830 in Mellor, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Cheshire, England) and Henry (born 1874 in Newton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Martha Shaw, born in 1861 in Cheshire, England.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Henry

Shaw

Son
Female

Martha

Shaw

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

53

1828

Cheshire, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

51

1830

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Newton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Shaw

Niece

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

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