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Household of Sarah Shaw (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Sarah Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Shaw, born in 1829 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; James (born 1859 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England), Anthony (born 1862 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Haughton, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1868 in Haughton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Haughton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1873 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Boarder, Robert (born 1853 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Sarah's Visitor, George (born 1829 in Staffordshire, England).


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Sarah Shaw's household

Female

Sarah

Shaw

Head
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Anthony

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Nixon

Boarder
Male

George

Nixon

Visitor
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Shaw

Head

Widow

52

1829

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Anthony

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Haughton, Lancashire, England

Harry

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Haughton, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Haughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Robert

Nixon

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Stockport, Cheshire, England

George

Nixon

Visitor

Married

52

1829

Staffordshire, England

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