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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Thomas Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1845 in Malpas, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1847 in Worthing, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Edith Ann (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, Edward (born 1861 in Shropshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Lilly (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Edith Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Edward

Lewis

Brother In Law
Female

Lilly

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Malpas, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

36

1845

Malpas, Cheshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Worthing, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edith Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edward

Lewis

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Shropshire, England

Lilly

Ferguson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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