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Household of Richard Shaw (born 1840, 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.

Richard Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shaw, born in 1840 in Mellor, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Shaw, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Shaw's household

Male

Richard

Shaw

Head
Female

Alice

Shaw

Wife
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shaw

Son
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Mellor, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Mellor, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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