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Household of Joseph Shaw (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shaw, born in 1826 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shaw, born in 1834 in Elland, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Elland, Yorkshire, England), Eliza A (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Wilkinson (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph S (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1857 in Elland, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Sarah H (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph E (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Fisher Bannister, born in 1867 in Suffolk, England.


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Joseph Shaw's household

Male

Joseph

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Eliza A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Wilkinson

Shaw

Son
Male

Joseph S

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary E

Nicholson

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Nicholson

Grand Daughter
Male

Joseph E

Nicholson

Grand Son
Male

Fisher

Bannister

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shaw

Head

Married

55

1826

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

47

1834

Elland, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Wilkinson

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Joseph S

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Nicholson

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Nicholson

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Joseph E

Nicholson

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Fisher

Bannister

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Suffolk, England

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