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Household of Edward Shaw (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Edward Shaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shaw, born in 1838 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ellen Shaw, born in 1838 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Hugh Andrew, born 1869 in Hathersage, Derbyshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Mary Ann (born 1807 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Boarder, Alice Ann (born 1851 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and Edward's Niece, Esther Alice (born 1874 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Shaw's household

Male

Edward

Shaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Shaw

Wife
Male

Hugh Andrew

Shaw

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Davies

Mother In Law
Female

Alice Ann

Davies

Boarder
Female

Esther Alice

Bygate

Niece
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Shaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Hugh Andrew

Shaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Hathersage, Derbyshire, England

Mary Ann

Davies

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice Ann

Davies

Boarder

-

30

1851

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Esther Alice

Bygate

Niece

Single

7

1874

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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