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Household of Abraham Shaw (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Abraham Shaw and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Shaw, born in 1840 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Rachel Shaw, born in 1843 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary E, born 1870 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England.


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Abraham Shaw's household

Male

Abraham

Shaw

Head
Female

Rachel

Shaw

Wife
Female

Mary E

Anderton

Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Anderton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

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