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Household of Samuel Shaw (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 1847 in Tockholes, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Shaw, born in 1848 in Withnell, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1869 in Withnell, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Withnell, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Withnell, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Withnell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Mary (born 1855 in Withnell, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Jane (born 1804 in Withnell, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Shaw's household

Male

Samuel

Shaw

Head
Female

Jane

Shaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Waring

Boarder
Female

Jane

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

33

1848

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Withnell, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Withnell, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Waring

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Boarder

Widow

77

1804

Withnell, Lancashire, England

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