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Household of William Shaw (born 1821, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1821 in Newton, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1824 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter Bodaughter, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Newton, Cheshire, England), William's Grnd Daughter, Ezilpha M (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and William's Grnd Daughter, Sarah A S (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cowley

Daughter Bodaughter
Female

Ezilpha M

Cowley

Grnd Daughter
Female

Sarah A S

Cowley

Grnd Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Newton, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

60

1821

Newton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

57

1824

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Cowley

Daughter Bodaughter

Married

32

1849

Newton, Cheshire, England

Ezilpha M

Cowley

Grnd Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah A S

Cowley

Grnd Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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