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Household of Richard Shaw (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shaw, born in 1847 in Ashley, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Hannah Maria Shaw, born in 1850 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; John Hy, born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England) and Richard's Boarder, Henry (born 1861 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England).


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Richard Shaw's household

Male

Richard

Shaw

Head
Female

Hannah Maria

Shaw

Wife
Male

John Hy

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Wackett

Boarder
Male

Henry

Wackett

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ashley, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Ashley, Cheshire, England

Hannah Maria

Shaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

John Hy

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Wackett

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Henry

Wackett

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

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