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Household of Samuel Shaw (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Samuel Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shaw, born in 1819 in Irlam, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Irlam, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1860 in Irlam, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Irlam, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1866 in Irlam, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, John (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Boarder, Mary J (born 1845 in Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Ellen (born 1863 in Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Shaw's household

Male

Samuel

Shaw

Head
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Harriet

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Walkden

Boarder
Female

Mary J

Shaw

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Worrall

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Irlam, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shaw

Head

Widower

62

1819

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

24

1857

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Shaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Irlam, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Irlam, Lancashire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Irlam, Lancashire, England

John

Walkden

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Shaw

Boarder

Widow

36

1845

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Worrall

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

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