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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shaw, born in 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shaw, born in 1840 in Balderstone, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret A (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Shaw

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary J

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Balderstone, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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