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Household of William Gaw (born 1832)

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.

William Gaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gaw, born in 1832 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Gaw, born in 1833 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William Wallace (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary E C (born 1872 in United States).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, Robert (born 1862 in Chipping, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Edmund (born 1863 in Lancashire, England).


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William Gaw's household

Male

William

Gaw

Head
Female

Janet

Gaw

Wife
Male

Robert

Gaw

Son
Male

William Wallace

Gaw

Son
Female

Mary E C

Gaw

Daughter
Male

Robert

Parkinson

Lodger Head
Female

Edmund

Parkinson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gaw

Head

Married

49

1832

Scotland

Janet

Gaw

Wife

Married

48

1833

Scotland

Robert

Gaw

Son

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William Wallace

Gaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary E C

Gaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

United States

Robert

Parkinson

Lodger Head

Single

19

1862

Chipping, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Parkinson

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

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