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Household of Thomas Shaw (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 1826 in Purton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaw, born in 1827 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1862 in Wike, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1867 in Wike, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1869 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Kirkthorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Shaw's household

Male

Thomas

Shaw

Head
Female

Ann

Shaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Ada

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Purton, 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

55

1826

Purton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Shaw

Wife

Married

54

1827

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

26

1855

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wike, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kirkthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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