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Household of William Shaw (born 1843, Leicestershire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1843 in Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Serehems Shaw, born in 1847 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jonathan Johnathan (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Maryan (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Russell Bais (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John William Ashton, born in 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Serehems

Shaw

Wife
Male

Jonathan Johnathan

Shaw

Son
Female

Maryan

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Russell Bais

Shaw

Son
Male

John William

Ashton

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Leicestershire, England

Serehems

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jonathan Johnathan

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Maryan

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Russell Bais

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John William

Ashton

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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