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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1835 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betty Shaw, born in 1838 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Smith (born 1861 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Selina (born 1869 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1871 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1876 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Sarah Platt, born in 1815 in Lees, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Betty

Shaw

Wife
Male

Smith

Shaw

Son
Female

Selina

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Tom

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Platt

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Smith

Shaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Platt

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Lees, Lancashire, England

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