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Household of John Shaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1840 in Dalton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William (born 1865 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Pennington, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1874 in Dalton, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1876 in Dalton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ruth Todd, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Ruth

Todd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dalton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Widower

41

1840

Dalton, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Pennington, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dalton, Lancashire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Todd

Servant

Single

42

1839

Lancashire, England

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