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Household of Charles Shaw (born 1837, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Charles Shaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Shaw, born in 1837 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Gertrude Shaw, born in 1839 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. They had 2 children; Nellie G (born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Lillian M (born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Sister In Law, Emily (born 1842 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England), Charles's Boarder, Robert D (born 1865 in Harborne, Staffordshire, England) and Charles's Boarder, David J (born 1849 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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Charles Shaw's household

Male

Charles

Shaw

Head
Female

Gertrude

Shaw

Wife
Female

Nellie G

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Lillian M

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Lee

Sister In Law
Male

Robert D

Holt

Boarder
Male

David J

Hill

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Shaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Shropshire, England

Gertrude

Shaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Nellie G

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Lillian M

Shaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emily

Lee

Sister In Law

Single

39

1842

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Robert D

Holt

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Harborne, Staffordshire, England

David J

Hill

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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