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Household of Benjamin Shaw (born 1823, 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.

Benjamin Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Shaw, born in 1823 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Shaw, born in 1829 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie E (born 1862 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Smith (born 1865 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1857 in Horton, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Arthur (born 1872 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1879 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Son In Law, William Woodrow, born in 1857 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Shaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Shaw

Head
Female

Martha

Shaw

Wife
Female

Annie E

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Smith

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur

Shepard

Grand Son
Male

William

Woodrow

Son In Law
Female

Sarah

Woodrow

Daughter
Male

Walter

Woodrow

Grand Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Shaw

Head

Married

58

1823

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Shaw

Wife

Married

52

1829

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Smith

Shaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Shepard

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

William

Woodrow

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Woodrow

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Woodrow

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

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