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Household of William R Shaw (born 1815, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Epsom, Surrey, 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 R Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Shaw, born in 1815 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1825 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Alfred (born 1849 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Edith M (born 1855 in Epsom, Surrey, England), Lewis (born 1857 in Epsom, Surrey, England), Sidney (born 1861 in Ewell, Surrey, England) and Emily (born 1862 in Ewell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Servant, Mary (born 1819 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), William R's Servant, Louisa (born 1859 in Epsom, Surrey, England) and William R's Servant, Emma (born 1866 in Runwell, Essex, England).


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William R Shaw's household

Male

William R

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Male

Alfred

Shaw

Son
Female

Edith M

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Shaw

Son
Male

Sidney

Shaw

Son
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sawyer

Servant
Female

Louisa

Wickman

Servant
Female

Emma

Noakes

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Shaw

Head

Married

66

1815

Southwark, Surrey, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

56

1825

Southwark, Surrey, England

Alfred

Shaw

Son

Single

32

1849

Peckham, Surrey, England

Edith M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Epsom, Surrey, England

Lewis

Shaw

Son

Single

24

1857

Epsom, Surrey, England

Sidney

Shaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Ewell, Surrey, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ewell, Surrey, England

Mary

Sawyer

Servant

Single

62

1819

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Louisa

Wickman

Servant

Single

22

1859

Epsom, Surrey, England

Emma

Noakes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Runwell, Essex, England

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