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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shaw, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Norman (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Hannah Doherty, born in 1815 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Wife
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Norman

Shaw

Son
Female

Hannah

Doherty

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Manchester, 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

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Wife

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Norman

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Doherty

Boarder

Married

66

1815

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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