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Household of William Shaw (born 1848, Yorkshire)

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 1848 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Shaw, born in 1855 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest James (born 1877 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Sarah Elizabeth (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

Ernest James

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

33

1848

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

26

1855

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Ernest James

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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