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Household of John Shaw (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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.

John Shaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaw, born in 1856 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ruth Shaw, born in 1858 in Houghton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Reginald, born 1881 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ann Blackburn, born in 1815 in Hutton, Lancashire, England.


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John Shaw's household

Male

John

Shaw

Head
Female

Ruth

Shaw

Wife
Male

Reginald

Shaw

Son
Female

Ann

Blackburn

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaw

Head

Married

25

1856

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Shaw

Wife

Married

23

1858

Houghton, Lancashire, England

Reginald

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Ann

Blackburn

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Hutton, Lancashire, England

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