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Household of Sarah Shaw (born 1830, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Sarah Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Shaw, born in 1830 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Charlotte (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Edward T (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Lodger, John (born 1844 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England) and Sarah's Lodger, James (born 1837 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England).


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Sarah Shaw's household

Female

Sarah

Shaw

Head
Female

Charlotte

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Edward T

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Male

John

Turner

Lodger
Male

James

Higgins

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Shaw

Head

Widow

51

1830

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Charlotte

Shaw

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edward T

Shaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Turner

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Wigmore, Herefordshire, England

James

Higgins

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Wigmore, Herefordshire, England

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