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Household of Richard Shaw (born 1847, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shaw, born in 1847 in Albury, Worcestershire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Lydia Shaw, born in 1851 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Sarah A (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Robert Smith, born in 1835 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England.


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Richard Shaw's household

Male

Richard

Shaw

Head
Female

Lydia

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Albury, Worcestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Albury, Worcestershire, England

Lydia

Shaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Robert

Smith

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

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