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Household of Benjamin W Shaw (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 W Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin W Shaw, born in 1840 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin W was the head of the household, married to Mary Shaw, born in 1847 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Herbert M (born 1868 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Arthur H J (born 1869 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Ada E (born 1871 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Laura H (born 1873 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Mary I L (born 1875 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England) and Stanley C (born 1881 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin W Shaw's household

Male

Benjamin W

Shaw

Head
Female

Mary

Shaw

Wife
Male

Herbert M

Shaw

Son
Male

Arthur H J

Shaw

Son
Female

Ada E

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Laura H

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary I L

Shaw

Daughter
Male

Stanley C

Shaw

Son
First name(s) Benjamin W
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin W

Shaw

Head

Married

41

1840

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Herbert M

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Arthur H J

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Ada E

Shaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Laura H

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Mary I L

Shaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Stanley C

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

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