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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1831 in Malpas, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Shaw, born in 1847 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Florence (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lois (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Helen (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Letitia (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edith G (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mabel R (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ellen Flynn, born in 1859 in Durham, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Maria

Shaw

Wife
Female

Florence

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Lois

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Letitia

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Edith G

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mabel R

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Flynn

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Malpas, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

50

1831

Malpas, Cheshire, England

Maria

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lois

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Helen

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Letitia

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith G

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mabel R

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Flynn

Servant

Single

22

1859

Durham, England

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