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Household of William Shaw (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1825 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1827 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; George H (born 1859 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1864 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Jane E (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

George H

Shaw

Son
Male

James W

Shaw

Son
Female

Jane E

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

56

1825

Lancashire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

54

1827

Lancashire, England

George H

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Mossley, Lancashire, England

James W

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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