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Household of William Shaw (born 1847, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1847 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Shaw, born in 1851 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joe (born 1874 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Mary H (born 1872 in Snaith, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1878 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and John Wm (born 1880 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Mary Jolliffe, born in 1815 in Colwick, Yorkshire, England.
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William Shaw's household
William
Shaw
Head
Emma
Shaw
Wife
Joe
Shaw
Son
Mary H
Shaw
Daughter
Emily
Shaw
Daughter
Anne
Shaw
Daughter
John Wm
Shaw
Son
Mary
Jolliffe
Mother
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shaw | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Shaw | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Joe | Shaw | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary H | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Snaith, Yorkshire, England | |
Emily | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Anne | Shaw | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
John Wm | Shaw | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Knottingley, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Jolliffe | Mother | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Colwick, Yorkshire, England |
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