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Household of William Shaw (born 1839, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1839 in Burslem, Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1837 in Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1867 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1871 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Alfred (born 1851 in Trentham, Staffordshire, England), William's Lodger, Paulina (born 1852 in Barlaston, Staffordshire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1874 in Barlaston, Staffordshire, England), William's Lodger, Harriet (born 1879 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), William's Lodger, Alfred Hy (born 1881 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1833 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), William's Lodger, William (born 1864 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and William's Lodger, Lavinia (born 1867 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
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William Shaw's household
William
Shaw
Head
Sarah
Shaw
Wife
William
Shaw
Son
Ellen
Shaw
Daughter
Elizabeth
Shaw
Daughter
Alfred
West
Lodger
Paulina
West
Lodger
Thomas
West
Lodger
Harriet
West
Lodger
Alfred Hy
West
Lodger
Thomas
Hobson
Lodger
William
Hobson
Lodger
Lavinia
Hobson
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Burslem, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shaw | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Burslem, Staffordshire, England | |
Sarah | Shaw | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Staffordshire, England | |
William | Shaw | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | |
Ellen | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | |
Alfred | West | Lodger | Married | 30 | 1851 | Trentham, Staffordshire, England | |
Paulina | West | Lodger | Married | 29 | 1852 | Barlaston, Staffordshire, England | |
Thomas | West | Lodger | Single | 7 | 1874 | Barlaston, Staffordshire, England | |
Harriet | West | Lodger | Single | 2 | 1879 | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | |
Alfred Hy | West | Lodger | Single | 0 | 1881 | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | |
Thomas | Hobson | Lodger | Widower | 48 | 1833 | Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England | |
William | Hobson | Lodger | Single | 17 | 1864 | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | |
Lavinia | Hobson | Lodger | Single | 14 | 1867 | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England |
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