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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Catherine Coughlan, born in 1825 in Ireland.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Coughlan

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Manchester, 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

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Coughlan

Visitor

Single

56

1825

Ireland

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