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Household of Matthew Shaw (born 1823, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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.

Matthew Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Shaw, born in 1823 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1840 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1858 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1868 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Matilda (born 1870 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Julia Ann (born 1873 in Congleton, Cheshire, England) and Margaret Ellen (born 1879 in Congleton, Cheshire, England).


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Matthew Shaw's household

Male

Matthew

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Julia Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Shaw

Head

Married

58

1823

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Newton, Cheshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Sarah Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Matilda

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Julia Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Margaret Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Congleton, Cheshire, England

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