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Household of John Shaw (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1854 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shaw, born in 1855 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1874 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1880 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Wife
Male

John W

Shaw

Son
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

27

1854

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Wife

Married

26

1855

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John W

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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