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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1851 in Lees, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Shaw, born in 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Selina (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Sarah E (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Maria

Shaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Oates

Sister In Law
Female

Selina

Oates

Sister In Law
Female

Sarah E

Oates

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lees, 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

30

1851

Lees, Lancashire, England

Maria

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Oates

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Selina

Oates

Sister In Law

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Oates

Sister In Law

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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