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Household of William Shaw (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1838 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dinah Shaw, born in 1850 in Germany. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Earnest (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Henry (born 1857 in Germany) and William's Lodger Head, Earnest (born 1850 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Dinah

Shaw

Wife
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Male

Henry

Alltoff

Lodger
Male

Earnest

Blake

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blake

Wife
Male

Earnest

Blake

Son
Male

William

Blake

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Germany

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Germany

Dinah

Shaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Germany

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Alltoff

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Germany

Earnest

Blake

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Blake

Wife

Married

25

1856

Gibraltar

Earnest

Blake

Son

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Blake

Son

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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