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Household of Sylvanus Shaw (born 1832, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.
Sylvanus Shaw and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sylvanus Shaw, born in 1832 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Sylvanus was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1833 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James Hy (born 1860 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1862 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah H (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).
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Sylvanus Shaw's household
Sylvanus
Shaw
Head
Sarah
Shaw
Wife
James Hy
Shaw
Son
Charles
Shaw
Son
Mary Jane
Shaw
Daughter
Sarah H
Shaw
Daughter
Ellen
Shaw
Daughter
Joseph
Shaw
Son
| First name(s) | Sylvanus |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Brotherton, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sylvanus | Shaw | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Brotherton, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah | Shaw | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
James Hy | Shaw | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Charles | Shaw | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Jane | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah H | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Shaw | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Yorkshire, England |
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