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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1838 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1847 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Sarah A Tattersall, born in 1842 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Tattersall

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ashton, 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

43

1838

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Tattersall

Sister In Law

Single

39

1842

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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