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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1835, Lancashire)

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.

Joseph Shaw and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1835 in Openshaw, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shaw, born in 1837 in Down, Ireland. They had 7 children; Joseph J (born 1860 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1862 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1864 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Samuel M (born 1865 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Jane M (born 1866 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Wilhelmina P (born 1871 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and David C M (born 1873 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1845 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Boarder, William P (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, James (born 1819 in Down, Ireland).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Wife
Male

Joseph J

Shaw

Son
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Samuel M

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane M

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina P

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David C M

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Boarder
Male

William P

Shaw

Boarder
Male

James

Jackson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Wife

Married

44

1837

Down, Ireland

Joseph J

Shaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Samuel M

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Jane M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Wilhelmina P

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Lancashire, England

David C M

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Bradford, Lancashire, England

William P

Shaw

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Jackson

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Down, Ireland

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