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Household of Joshua Shaw (born 1835, 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.

Joshua Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Shaw, born in 1835 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; James (born 1858 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1860 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1861 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England), Isaac (born 1867 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England), Phyhas (born 1875 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England) and Merriam (born 1878 in Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England).


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Joshua Shaw's household

Male

Joshua

Shaw

Head
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Isaac

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Phyhas

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Merriam

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Shaw

Head

Widower

46

1835

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

23

1858

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

Isaac

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

Phyhas

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

Merriam

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cumberworth, Yorkshire, England

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