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Household of Alan Shaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Alan Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alan Shaw, born in 1844 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alan was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Shaw, born in 1843 in Thurvaston, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Eleanor A (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary H (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alan H (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Oliver E (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alan's Servant, Lucy Wilkinson, born in 1853 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Alan Shaw's household

Male

Alan

Shaw

Head
Female

Eleanor

Shaw

Wife
Female

Eleanor A

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Alan H

Shaw

Son
Male

Oliver E

Shaw

Son
Female

Lucy

Wilkinson

Servant
First name(s) Alan
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alan

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Shaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Thurvaston, Derbyshire, England

Eleanor A

Shaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Shaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alan H

Shaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Oliver E

Shaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Wilkinson

Servant

-

28

1853

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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