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Household of Joshua Shaw (born 1857, 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.
Joshua Shaw and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Shaw, born in 1857 in Elland, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Harriet Shaw, born in 1861 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Willey (born 1879 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England) and Lizey (born 1880 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Lodger, Thomas Ed (born 1841 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England), Joshua's Lodger Wife, Pellesnnia (born 1824 in Elland, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua's Lodger, Jane (born 1818 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
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Joshua Shaw's household
Joshua
Shaw
Head
Harriet
Shaw
Wife
Willey
Shaw
Son
Lizey
Shaw
Daughter
Thomas Ed
Haigh
Lodger
Pellesnnia
Haigh
Lodger Wife
Jane
Gledhill
Lodger
| First name(s) | Joshua |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth year | 1857 |
| Birth place | Elland, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joshua | Shaw | Head | Married | 24 | 1857 | Elland, Yorkshire, England | |
Harriet | Shaw | Wife | Married | 20 | 1861 | Greetland, Yorkshire, England | |
Willey | Shaw | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Greetland, Yorkshire, England | |
Lizey | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Greetland, Yorkshire, England | |
Thomas Ed | Haigh | Lodger | Married | 40 | 1841 | Greetland, Yorkshire, England | |
Pellesnnia | Haigh | Lodger Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Elland, Yorkshire, England | |
Jane | Gledhill | Lodger | Widow | 63 | 1818 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
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