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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1841 in Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shaw, born in 1841 in Westmorland, England. They had 8 children; George H (born 1863 in Appleby, Westmorland, England), William (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary H (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edwin (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Harry Adshead, born in 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Wife
Male

George H

Shaw

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary H

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Shaw

Son
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Harry

Adshead

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Agnes

Shaw

Wife

Married

40

1841

Westmorland, England

George H

Shaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Appleby, Westmorland, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Harry

Adshead

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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