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Household of William Shaw (born 1839, Lincolnshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1839 in Somerby, Lincolnshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Philippa Shaw, born in 1842 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They had 8 children; Gertrude (born 1871 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Bertha (born 1872 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Edith (born 1875 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Florence (born 1876 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Chorley, Cheshire, England), Harold (born 1879 in Chorley, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Chorley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Eliza (born 1853 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England).
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William Shaw's household
William
Shaw
Head
Philippa
Shaw
Wife
Gertrude
Shaw
Daughter
Bertha
Shaw
Daughter
Charles
Shaw
Son
Edith
Shaw
Daughter
Florence
Shaw
Daughter
Ethel
Shaw
Daughter
Harold
Shaw
Son
William
Shaw
Son
Eliza
Collings
Sister In Law
Elizabeth
Greenhall
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Somerby, Lincolnshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shaw | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Somerby, Lincolnshire, England | |
Philippa | Shaw | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | |
Gertrude | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Bertha | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Charles | Shaw | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Edith | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Florence | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Ethel | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Harold | Shaw | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
William | Shaw | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Chorley, Cheshire, England | |
Eliza | Collings | Sister In Law | Single | 28 | 1853 | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Greenhall | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Knutsford, Cheshire, England |
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