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Household of David Shaw (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

David Shaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shaw, born in 1843 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ruth Shaw, born in 1844 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 7 children; Naomi (born 1868 in Hove, Sussex, England), James (born 1869 in Hove, Sussex, England), Catherine (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England), David (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Jesse Ebenezer (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Cornelius William (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Lodger, Ann Abbott, born in 1816 in London, Middlesex, England.


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Female

Ruth

Shaw

Wife
Female

Naomi

Shaw

Daughter
Male

James

Shaw

Son
Female

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Son
Male

Jesse Ebenezer

Shaw

Son
Male

Cornelius William

Shaw

Son
Female

Ann

Abbott

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Lewes, Sussex, England

Ruth

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Brighton, Sussex, England

Naomi

Shaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hove, Sussex, England

James

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Hove, Sussex, England

Catherine

Shaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

David

Shaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Joseph

Shaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

Jesse Ebenezer

Shaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

Cornelius William

Shaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ann

Abbott

Lodger

Single

65

1816

London, Middlesex, England

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