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Household of Nancy Shaw (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Nancy Shaw and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nancy Shaw, born in 1841 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Nancy was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Matthew James, born 1868 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Nancy's Niece, Alice Pomfret, born in 1858 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England.


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Nancy Shaw's household

Female

Nancy

Shaw

Head
Male

Matthew James

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Pomfret

Niece
First name(s) Nancy
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nancy

Shaw

Head

Widow

40

1841

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Matthew James

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Pomfret

Niece

Single

23

1858

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

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