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Household of Matthew Shaw (born 1826, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1826 in Houghton Le Side, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1829 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Houghton Le Side, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Houghton Le Side, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Houghton Le Side, Durham, England), John (born 1871 in Houghton Le Side, Durham, England) and Margaret Jane (born 1874 in West Auckland, Durham, England).


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Matthew Shaw's household

Male

Matthew

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Houghton Le Side, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Shaw

Head

Married

55

1826

Houghton Le Side, Durham, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

52

1829

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Houghton Le Side, Durham, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Houghton Le Side, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Houghton Le Side, Durham, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Houghton Le Side, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Auckland, Durham, England

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