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Household of Jonathan Shay (born 1844, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Jonathan Shay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Shay, born in 1844 in Grasby, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 5 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shay, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Jonathan's Step Son, Thomas (born 1868 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Jonathan's Step Daughter, Nelly (born 1874 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Jonathan's Boarder, Thomas (born 1858 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).


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Jonathan Shay's household

Male

Jonathan

Shay

Head
Female

Caroline

Shay

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hughes

Step Son
Female

Nelly

Hughes

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Caffrey

Boarder
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Shay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Grasby, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Shay

Head

Married

37

1844

Grasby, Nottinghamshire, England

Caroline

Shay

Wife

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hughes

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Nelly

Hughes

Step Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Caffrey

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Bradford, Lancashire, England

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