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Household of David 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.

David Shaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shaw, born in 1844 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Emma Shaw, born in 1844 in Werneth, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1865 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), George Edwd (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Ramsden (born 1870 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), David (born 1875 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England) and Mary Emma (born 1878 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Mother, Mary Hartley, born in 1813 in Bredbury, Cheshire, England.


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David Shaw's household

Male

David

Shaw

Head
Female

Emma

Shaw

Wife
Female

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter
Male

George Edwd

Shaw

Son
Male

Ramsden

Shaw

Son
Male

David

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Emma

Shaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hartley

Mother
First name(s) David
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Werneth, Cheshire, England

Isabella

Shaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashton, Lancashire, England

George Edwd

Shaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Ramsden

Shaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

David

Shaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Mary Emma

Shaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hartley

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Bredbury, Cheshire, England

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