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Household of Thomas W Shaw (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 W Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Shaw, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shaw, born in 1853 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Colin Read, born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas W's Servant, Winifred (born 1842 in Carlow, Ireland), Thomas W's Servant, Alice (born 1858 in Mordiford, Herefordshire, England) and Thomas W's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas W Shaw's household

Male

Thomas W

Shaw

Head
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Wife
Male

Colin Read

Shaw

Son
Female

Winifred

Kelly

Servant
Female

Alice

Fair

Servant
Female

Emily

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Shaw

Head

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Shaw

Wife

Married

28

1853

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Colin Read

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Winifred

Kelly

Servant

Single

39

1842

Carlow, Ireland

Alice

Fair

Servant

Single

23

1858

Mordiford, Herefordshire, England

Emily

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

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