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Household of John Shaw (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1830 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Shaw, born in 1829 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ezra Eliza (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Eleanor (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Charlotte (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John L, born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Sam Dunn, born in 1841 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Eleanor

Shaw

Wife
Male

Ezra Eliza

Shaw

Son
Female

Eleanor

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John L

Grayson

Grand Son
Male

Sam

Dunn

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

51

1830

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Shaw

Wife

Married

52

1829

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ezra Eliza

Shaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

John L

Grayson

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Dunn

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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