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Household of Walter J Shaw (born 1851, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, Devon, 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.

Walter J Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter J Shaw, born in 1851 in Westbury, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Walter J was the head of the household, married to Joanna M Shaw, born in 1846 in St Giles, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1880 in Salcombe, Devon, England) and Eleanor C (born 1881 in Salcombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter J's Mother, Bessy S (born 1824 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Walter J's Servant, Helen L (born 1862 in St Blazey, Cornwall, England).


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Walter J Shaw's household

Male

Walter J

Shaw

Head
Female

Joanna M

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Eleanor C

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Bessy S

Shaw

Mother
Female

Helen L

Mamly

Servant
First name(s) Walter J
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Westbury, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter J

Shaw

Head

Married

30

1851

Westbury, Gloucestershire, England

Joanna M

Shaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salcombe, Devon, England

Eleanor C

Shaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salcombe, Devon, England

Bessy S

Shaw

Mother

Widow

57

1824

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Helen L

Mamly

Servant

Single

19

1862

St Blazey, Cornwall, England

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