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Household of Peter Shaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Peter Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Shaw, born in 1840 in Cadishead, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Alice Shaw, born in 1845 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1864 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1869 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1880 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Brother In Law, John (born 1837 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Nephew, John (born 1869 in Cadishead, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Shaw's household

Male

Peter

Shaw

Head
Female

Alice

Shaw

Wife
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Martha

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Walter

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Maria

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Hesford

Brother In Law
Male

John

Hesford

Nephew
First name(s) Peter
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Martha

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Walter

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

Maria

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

John

Hesford

Brother In Law

Widower

44

1837

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

John

Hesford

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Cadishead, Lancashire, England

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