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Household of William Shaw (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Shaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1826 in Middlewich, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rosannah Shaw, born in 1828 in Etton, Cheshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Rosannah, born 1874 in Bradford, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Postles, born in 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Rosannah

Shaw

Wife
Male

William

Postles

Boarder
Female

Rosannah

Shaw

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

55

1826

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Rosannah

Shaw

Wife

Married

53

1828

Etton, Cheshire, England

William

Postles

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Rosannah

Shaw

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Lancashire, England

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