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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1851, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1851 in Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nancy Shaw, born in 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Nancy (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Widow, Ellen Steen, born in 1826 in Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Nancy

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Steen

Widow
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

30

1851

Lancashire, England

Nancy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Steen

Widow

Widow

55

1826

Cheshire, England

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