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Household of William Shaw (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaw, born in 1842 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; George (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), William (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), James (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Alice

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Shaw

Son
Female

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Alice

Shaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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