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Household of William Shaw (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 1820 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mrs Shaw, born in 1823 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mrs (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Arthur G (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, John E (born 1834 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Mrs

Shaw

Wife
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur

Shaw

Son
Female

Mrs

Plant

Daughter
Male

Arthur G

Plant

Brother In Law
Male

John E

May

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sheffield, 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

61

1820

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mrs

Shaw

Wife

Married

58

1823

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Shaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mrs

Plant

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur G

Plant

Brother In Law

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John E

May

Boarder

Single

47

1834

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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