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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Joseph Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1849 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1851 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1871 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Jane A (born 1875 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Margaret E (born 1879 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Female

Harriet

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret E

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

32

1849

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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