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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1842 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Shaw, born in 1842 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1864 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Robert Lawton, born in 1809 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Alice

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Tom

Shaw

Son
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shaw

Son
Male

Robert

Lawton

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Alice

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Tom

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Robert

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Robert

Lawton

Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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