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Household of William Shaw (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1840 in Astley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1839 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1865 in Astley, Lancashire, England), James Wm (born 1869 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Squire (born 1878 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1872 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Son
Male

James Wm

Shaw

Son
Female

Emily

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaw

Son
Male

Squire

Shaw

Son
Male

Walter

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Astley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Astley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Astley, Lancashire, England

James Wm

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Emily

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Squire

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Walter

Shaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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