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Household of John Shaw (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1840 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shaw, born in 1847 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph C (born 1868 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Clara (born 1874 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), John B (born 1875 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Mary A (born 1879 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Wife
Male

Joseph C

Shaw

Son
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Clara

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John B

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dukinfield, 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

41

1840

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Joseph C

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Clara

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John B

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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