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Household of John Shaw (born 1844, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Shaw, born in 1847 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Beatrice (born 1872 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England), Ethel Mildred (born 1874 in Newland, Yorkshire, England) and Bernard Nugent (born 1875 in Newland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Winifred (born 1860 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), John's Butler, William (born 1843 in Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John's Maid, Jeanie (born 1855 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England), John's Cook, Kate (born 1850 in Scotland), John's House Maid, Hannah (born 1853 in Belfast, Ireland), John's Kitchen Maid, Maria (born 1863 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), John's House Maid, Annie (born 1866 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Footman, Joseph Henry (born 1865 in East Keswick, Yorkshire, England).
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John Shaw's household
John
Shaw
Head
Mary Jane
Shaw
Wife
Beatrice
Shaw
Daughter
Ethel Mildred
Shaw
Daughter
Bernard Nugent
Shaw
Son
Winifred
Wood
Governess
William
Wright
Butler
Jeanie
Andrew
Maid
Kate
McDonald
Cook
Hannah
Morlton
House Maid
Maria
Lodge
Kitchen Maid
Annie
Parish
House Maid
Joseph Henry
Lowe
Footman
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Yorkshire, England |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shaw | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Jane | Shaw | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Brightside, Yorkshire, England | |
Beatrice | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Featherstone, Yorkshire, England | |
Ethel Mildred | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Newland, Yorkshire, England | |
Bernard Nugent | Shaw | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Newland, Yorkshire, England | |
Winifred | Wood | Governess | Single | 21 | 1860 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Wright | Butler | Single | 38 | 1843 | Bishopthorpe, Yorkshire, England | |
Jeanie | Andrew | Maid | Single | 26 | 1855 | Easingwold, Yorkshire, England | |
Kate | McDonald | Cook | Single | 31 | 1850 | Scotland | |
Hannah | Morlton | House Maid | Single | 28 | 1853 | Belfast, Ireland | |
Maria | Lodge | Kitchen Maid | Single | 18 | 1863 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Annie | Parish | House Maid | Single | 15 | 1866 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph Henry | Lowe | Footman | Single | 16 | 1865 | East Keswick, Yorkshire, England |
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