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Household of William Shaw (born 1832, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1832 in Bradnop, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Shaw, born in 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Frank H (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Lilly (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Phoebe (born 1858 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Servant, Edith (born 1858 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Wife
Male

Frank H

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Ada

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Ryton

Servant
Female

Edith

Lazenby

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bradnop, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

49

1832

Bradnop, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Wife

Married

49

1832

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank H

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Ryton

Servant

Single

23

1858

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Edith

Lazenby

Servant

Single

23

1858

York, Yorkshire, England

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