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Household of William Shaw (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 1839 in Lockington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Shaw, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Watton, Yorkshire, England), Haylon (born 1873 in Watton, Yorkshire, England), George R (born 1876 in Watton, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1878 in Watton, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Watton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Sophia

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Haylon

Shaw

Son
Male

George R

Shaw

Son
Male

Charles

Shaw

Son
Female

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lockington, 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

42

1839

Lockington, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Watton, Yorkshire, England

Haylon

Shaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Watton, Yorkshire, England

George R

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Watton, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Shaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Watton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Watton, Yorkshire, England

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