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Household of William Shaw (born 1831, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1831 in Pendleton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Shaw, born in 1852 in Swinton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret Ellen (born 1879 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Nelson Higson (born 1881 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Thomas Nelson (born 1807 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and William's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1804 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
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William Shaw's household
William
Shaw
Head
Mary Ellen
Shaw
Wife
Margaret Ellen
Shaw
Daughter
Nelson Higson
Shaw
Son
Thomas Nelson
Higson
Father In Law
Ann
Higson
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Pendleton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shaw | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Pendleton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ellen | Shaw | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Swinton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret Ellen | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Pendleton, Lancashire, England | |
Nelson Higson | Shaw | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Pendleton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas Nelson | Higson | Father In Law | Married | 74 | 1807 | Swinton, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Higson | Mother In Law | Married | 77 | 1804 | Pendleton, Lancashire, England |
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