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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1854, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1854 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Dorothy A Shaw, born in 1853 in Backworth, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1874 in Cowpen, Northumberland, England), Thomas Hy (born 1876 in Boothstown, Lancashire, England), Selina (born 1879 in Addison, Durham, England) and Sarah J (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
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Thomas Shaw's household
Thomas
Shaw
Head
Dorothy A
Shaw
Wife
Mary A
Shaw
Daughter
Thomas Hy
Shaw
Son
Selina
Shaw
Daughter
Sarah J
Shaw
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Chorley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shaw | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Dorothy A | Shaw | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Backworth, Northumberland, England | |
Mary A | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Cowpen, Northumberland, England | |
Thomas Hy | Shaw | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Boothstown, Lancashire, England | |
Selina | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Addison, Durham, England | |
Sarah J | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Tyldesley, Lancashire, England |
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