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Household of Peter Shaw (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Shaw, born in 1826 in Newton-Le-Willows, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shaw, born in 1830 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Peter (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's -, Ann (born 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Peter's -, Mary (born 1859 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England) and Peter's -, Thomas (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Shaw's household

Male

Peter

Shaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Wife
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Shaw

-
Female

Mary

Shaw

-
Male

Peter

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

-
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Newton-Le-Willows

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Shaw

Head

Married

55

1826

Newton-Le-Willows

Margaret

Shaw

Wife

Married

51

1830

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ann

Shaw

-

Single

25

1856

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Shaw

-

Single

22

1859

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

Peter

Shaw

Son

Single

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

-

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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