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Household of William Shaw (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 1839 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shaw, born in 1845 in Thornley, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Thornley, Durham, England), Margaret Ann (born 1869 in Thornley, Durham, England), Richard (born 1876 in Thornley, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Thornley, Durham, England), William (born 1879 in Thornley, Durham, England) and Ralph (born 1881 in Thornley, Durham, England).


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William Shaw's household

Male

William

Shaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Shaw

Wife
Male

John

Shaw

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter
Male

William

Shaw

Son
Male

Ralph

Shaw

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Durham, England

Margaret

Shaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Thornley, Durham, England

John

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Thornley, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Shaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Thornley, Durham, England

Richard

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Thornley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Shaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Thornley, Durham, England

William

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Thornley, Durham, England

Ralph

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Thornley, Durham, England

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