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Household of John Shaw (born 1844, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shaw, born in 1844 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1874 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Rishton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Rishton, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in Rishton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ann Cottam, born in 1815 in Rishton, Lancashire, England.
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John Shaw's household
John
Shaw
Head
Catherine
Shaw
Wife
Thomas
Shaw
Son
William
Shaw
Son
Sarah
Shaw
Daughter
John
Shaw
Son
Henry
Shaw
Son
Mary Ann
Shaw
Daughter
Joseph
Shaw
Son
Catherine
Shaw
Daughter
Ann
Cottam
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Lancashire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shaw | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Shaw | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Shaw | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Rishton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Shaw | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Rishton, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Rishton, Lancashire, England | |
John | Shaw | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Rishton, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Shaw | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Rishton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ann | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Rishton, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Shaw | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Rishton, Lancashire, England | |
Catherine | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Rishton, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Cottam | Mother In Law | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Rishton, Lancashire, England |
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