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Household of John Shaw (born 1816, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1816 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Eliza, born 1840 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth Ann (born 1865 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England) and John E (born 1871 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Shaw

Grand Daughter
Male

John E

Copley

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Widower

65

1816

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

41

1840

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

John E

Copley

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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