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Household of William Shaw (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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 1832 in Wickersley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shaw, born in 1830 in Warmsworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Harriett E (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1864 in Balby, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1870 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Crawshaw, born in 1804 in Warmsworth, Yorkshire, England.


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Wife
Female

Harriett E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Female

Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Crawshaw

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wickersley, 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

49

1832

Wickersley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shaw

Wife

Married

51

1830

Warmsworth, Yorkshire, England

Harriett E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Shaw

Son

Single

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Balby, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

William

Crawshaw

Lodger

Widower

77

1804

Warmsworth, Yorkshire, England

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