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Household of William Shaw (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1829 in Longwood, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Shaw, born in 1842 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph H (born 1860 in Longwood, Yorkshire, England), John Henry (born 1862 in Longwood, Yorkshire, England), Rachel A (born 1864 in Longwood, Yorkshire, England) and George A (born 1870 in Longwood, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Alice Hirst, born in 1836 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Shaw

Wife
Male

Joseph H

Shaw

Son
Male

John Henry

Shaw

Son
Female

Rachel A

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George A

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Hirst

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Longwood, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

52

1829

Longwood, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph H

Shaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Longwood, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Shaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Longwood, Yorkshire, England

Rachel A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Longwood, Yorkshire, England

George A

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Longwood, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Hirst

Servant

Single

45

1836

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

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