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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

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 1824 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Esther Shaw, born in 1824 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1854 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1857 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice, born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, John Hy (born 1853 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, John Hy (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Esther

Shaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Shaw

Son
Male

John Hy

Priestley

Son In Law
Female

Emma

Priestley

Daughter
Female

Alice

Priestley

Grand Daughter
Male

John Hy

Webster

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

57

1824

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Shaw

Wife

Married

57

1824

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

27

1854

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John Hy

Priestley

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Priestley

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Priestley

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John Hy

Webster

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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