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Household of William Shaw (born 1843, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,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 Shaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1843 in Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Shaw, born in 1849 in Surrey, England. They had 6 children; William J (born 1870 in Surrey, England), Walter E (born 1871 in Surrey, England), Thomas E (born 1874 in Surrey, England), Charles (born 1876 in Surrey, England), Elenore A (born 1877 in Surrey, England) and Albert (born 1880 in Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Mary A Thompson, born in 1813 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Wife
Male

William J

Shaw

Son
Male

Walter E

Shaw

Son
Male

Thomas E

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Elenore A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Albert

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Thompson

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Norfolk, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Wife

Married

32

1849

Surrey, England

William J

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Surrey, England

Walter E

Shaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Surrey, England

Thomas E

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Surrey, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Surrey, England

Elenore A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Surrey, England

Albert

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Surrey, England

Mary A

Thompson

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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