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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

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 1839 in Lostock, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1836 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Emma Orrell, born in 1839 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emma

Orrell

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lostock, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Lostock, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Orrell

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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